The Washington Capitals will have several special guests in town for the Stadium Series game this weekend.
Eric Fehr, the Caps franchise leader in outdoor game goals, was spotted by a fan on their flight from Toronto, Canada, to Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday.
By Ian Oland 3 months ago
The Hershey Bears retired Chris Bourque’s number 17 on January 14, 2023, before its game against the Springfield Thunderbirds. The Bears would go on to win later that night 6-2 after getting goals from top prospects Hendrix Lapierre and Connor McMichael.
The Hershey Bears went all out to celebrate Bourque that night, giving all fans mini banners as they entered Giant Center and holding a touching 30-minute pregame ceremony that included all of Bourque’s family in attendance.
“The best years of my life were playing in Hershey,” Bourque said. “I’ve had so many nights in Hershey that will be with me forever. Tonight is one of those nights.”
Several Washington Capitals players past and present made their way out to Calvert County, Maryland for a very special cause on Saturday.
Prince Frederick Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram hosted its 10th annual Toys4Tots drive. The event, which NBC Sports Washington’s Craig Laughlin puts his heart and time into every year, saw Nicklas Backstrom, Bobby Carpenter, Karl Alzner, and John Walton all come out to sign autographs and take photos with fans. Courtney and Linda Laughlin also graciously donated their time to help gather toys and help the event run smoothly.
Hundreds of fans could be seen milling about when the autograph signing began at 1 pm.
Prince Frederick Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram will be hosting its annual Toys4Tots drive on Saturday and this year, to celebrate its 10th anniversary, it will be hosting several prominent Capitals both past and present.
Nicklas Backstrom will join Craig Laughlin, Karl Alzner, Bobby Carpenter, and John Walton signing autographs for fans at the Prince Frederick, MD dealership. And I’ll be there hanging out too.
All fans need to do is make a minimum of a $20 donation or toy to get autographs from all the guests.
Following in the footsteps of Capitals alumni Craig Laughlin and Alan May, Garnet Hathaway released his own beer on Monday. And the fourth-line winger got the support from a litany of current and former Caps during a release party.
Earlier in the year, Hathaway partnered with Other Half Brewing to create Hath’s Hazy. The sales benefit DMV first responders – a cause near and dear to Hathaway’s heart.
Michael Bublé is a hockey superfan and on Monday, when his Evening With Michael Bublé tour rolled through Capital One Arena, the Canadian singer saluted the Washington Capitals. Well, with some help from a friend.
During Bublé’s encore, former Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner, who was sitting near the stage, handed the four-time Grammy winner one of his jerseys.
Not only did Bublé, a Vancouver Canucks fan in real life, accept the gift, but he closed the show while wearing it.
Y’all, that’s got me Feeling Good and Some Kind Of Wonderful.
Braden Holtby was spotted out and about in the DC area again. This time, it was at a Washington Nationals game and with a special guest.
Former Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner joined Holtby at Nats Park on Friday evening.
The Washington Capitals held their annual Halloween Party tonight before they get back to business with practice tomorrow and travel to Tampa to take on the Lightning on Monday.
Here’s what costumes they rocked to celebrate the spooktacular holiday.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
Former Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner did not play hockey during the 2020-21 season after being bought out of the final two years of a five-year contract by the Montreal Canadiens in October. After nine years in DC, Alzner left the Caps for the Habs in the summer of 2017 as an unrestricted free agent.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, in his latest 31 Thoughts column, reported that Alzner continues to watch the Habs, who are currently competing in the Stanley Cup semifinal, every night. The two-time Calder Cup and World Junior champion is determined to come back and resume his career next season.
The Washington Capitals went all out to celebrate Nicklas Backstrom’s 1,000th NHL game on Thursday.
The team formed a stick tunnel for Backstrom to skate out to, players wore number 19 jerseys during warmups, and the organization held a pregame ceremony which included a touching tribute video.
The Capitals also debuted a splash page on their website dedicated to all things N1KY, including 20 sweet video messages from Nicky’s past and former teammates and coaches.
We transcribed them all and also dug out a few more tributes from social media.
By Elizabeth Kong and Ian Oland 2 years ago
