It’s the offseason, even for shavers.
Friday, Washington Capitals radio announcer John Walton debuted a slick new beard while speaking about Alex Ovechkin’s upcoming trip to China on NHL Network.
This guest post is written by Sean Morrow.
A few days after the Caps were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes, I heard John Walton’s monologue from his Game Seven postgame show.
He reminded us that, no matter the disappointing result of the 2018-19 season, the 2018 Stanley Cup Champions banner still hung in the rafters of Capital One Arena. He reminded us of what it symbolizes: “the moments that we shared as a city, as a region, as a family” in “a year we will never forget.”
I knew immediately that I wanted to incorporate his monologue into my next Caps video.
By Russian Machine Never Breaks 1 month ago
Exactly one year ago today, on May 7, 2018, Evgeny Kuznetsov secured his place in the hearts of Capitals fans and DC sports history when he scored the OTGWG to eliminate the Pittsburgh Penguins, sending the Caps to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 20 years.
As RMNB’s own Peter Hassett said in his recap of the game at the time, “Game over. Series over. Curse over.”
The Capitals, of course, went on to win their first ever Stanley Cup in franchise history a month later. But the second round win against the Penguins remains a highlight of the run, and for good reason.
So, let’s relive that moment and the aftermath in its entirety, together.
By Donya Abramo 2 months ago
On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers played their first game at home since the Phillies signed former Nationals right fielder, Bryce Harper, to a 13-year, $330 million contract. That game just happened to coincide with Harper’s former home, Washington, coming to town.
In a move that was likely meant to rile up Capitals fans, Gritty led the charge in welcoming Harper to the Philadelphia sports family. But Capitals radio’s John Walton trolled back in epic fashion during his play-by-play of the game.
By Donya Abramo 4 months ago
On Wednesday, former Capitals goalie coach Mitch Korn brought the Stanley Cup to Miami, Ohio, and was joined on campus by radio voice of the Capitals John Walton.
The pair celebrated at Goggin Ice Arena on the campus of Miami University of Ohio. Korn was an assistant coach to the men’s hockey team and the ice arena administrator in the 80’s before being hired by the Buffalo Sabres in 1991. Walton graduated from Miami University in 1996 and majored in mass communications.
The day started with a special photo op on High Street for the two Red Hawks.
By Julia Karron 11 months ago
Former Capitals goaltending coach and Braden Holtby whisperer Mitch Korn announced his day with the Stanley Cup will be September 5.
Korn announced the news through a video released by the Miami University Men’s Hockey Twitter account.
By Julia Karron 11 months ago
John Walton’s call of the series-clinching Evgeny Kuznetsov goal in the second round against Pittsburgh is nothing short of legendary.
Walton’s final call of the 2017-18 season, as the Capitals won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, is just as — if not more — emotionally charged.
By Donya Abramo 1 year ago
On Sunday, John Walton announced that Capitals Radio would have a special guest joining them in the booth to call the first period of Game Four: Ron Weber. That name should prove nostalgic to some fans, as Weber was the play-by-play announcer for the Washington Capitals from their inaugural game in 1974. He called a total of 1,936 regular season games over 23 years.
By Donya Abramo 1 year ago
Riding a Braden Holtby shutout, the Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 in Game Six to force a decisive Game Seven in the Eastern Conference Final.
While the Capitals played a mostly flawless game (focus on the fourth line’s goal and not their corsi), the Capital One Arena crowd was the loudest its been all season long, giving the team energy and pushing them forward.
In fact, Capitals radio’s John Walton thought it was loudest Caps fans have ever been in his presence.
With NBC’s national crew taking over all broadcasts in the second round, John Walton, the radio voice of the Capitals, was the only local announcer to do play-by-play of the Capitals series-clinching win against the Penguins.
His call of Evgeny Kuznetsov OTGWG was epic. You need to give it a listen.
