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Braden Holtby, Capitals fourth-line make appearance at Garnet Hathaway beer release for ‘Hath’s Hazy’

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.

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By Ian Oland 3 days ago

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Michael Bublé rocks Capitals jersey during encore of DC concert

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.

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By Ian Oland 1 month ago

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Braden Holtby attends Washington Nationals game with former Capitals teammate Karl Alzner

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.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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The Washington Capitals had their Halloween Party tonight. These are their costumes.

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.

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By Chris Cerullo 11 months ago

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Karl Alzner is ‘open to anything, willing to go anywhere’ to continue his hockey career

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.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Current and former Capitals teammates say really nice things about Nicklas Backstrom

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.

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By Elizabeth Kong and Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Karl Alzner endures power outage during first game as NBC Sports Washington analyst: ‘It was eventful’

Karl Alzner made his debut as an analyst for NBC Sports Washington on Tuesday. Alzner’s appearance was widely praised on social media by fans. His presence buoys an already deep roster of articulate former Caps on the pre and postgame shows including Alan May and Brent Johnson.

But the night did have its challenges. Multiple actually.

“It was eventful,” Alzner said in NBCSWSH’s Capitals Talk podcast.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Karl Alzner joins NBC Sports Washington’s pregame show

NBC Sports Washington has a special treat for Capitals fans tonight.

Karl Alzner will be joining the pregame show ahead of the second showdown between division rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins.

“Excited to get on the action today with the #caps pregame show @NBCSCapitals,” Alzner tweeted on Tuesday.

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By Eliza Kravitz 2 years ago

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Report: Bruins interested in signing Karl Alzner

When we last checked in with ex-Caps defender Karl Alzner, he had been bought out by the Montreal Canadiens.  But rather than be dispirited by the buyout, Alzner was excited. “I’m looking forward to hopefully getting another chance to play in the league and walk into the Bell Centre again,” Alzner said in a statement.

That chance might be coming sooner than later. Boston reporter Joe Haggerty says the Bruins might be interested in picking Alzner up.

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By Peter Hassett 2 years ago

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Former Capital Karl Alzner bought out by Montreal Canadiens

Karl Alzner’s career, at least in the NHL, could be over.

Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens bought the former Capitals defenseman out of the final two seasons of his five-year, $23.125 contract ($4.625 AAV) he signed in 2017.

The Habs put Alzner on unconditional waivers at noon.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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