Keith Aucoin

Chris Bourque’s jersey retirement with Hershey Bears included shoutouts from Jay Beagle and Mathieu Perreault

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.”

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Stanley Cup final predictions featuring Keith, a coin, and the real Keith Aucoin

Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the sea comes the end of me and Ian’s fellowship with two Keiths, one human and one a coin. Time for one last round of predictions. I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.

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By Peter Hassett 1 year ago

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Third round playoff predictions featuring Keith, a coin, and the real Keith Aucoin

We are halfway through the best tournament in sports, so here comes predictions from two guys who think they know hockey, one guy who really knows hockey, and one supernatural savant piece of US legal tender who guessed all four series correctly last round.

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By Peter Hassett 1 year ago

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Second round playoff predictions featuring Keith, a coin, and the real Keith Aucoin

The second round of the playoffs begins on Tuesday night with the Battle of the Florida Men.

Just under the wire, here come our predictions, plus guesses from a coin named Keith who outperformed Peter and Ian in the first round.

And returning to give us some semblance of dignity is the real Keith Aucoin.

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By Peter Hassett 1 year ago

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First round playoff predictions featuring Keith, a coin, and the real Keith Aucoin

It’s the best time of year. The playoffs begin anon, so here come our predictions.

As usual, our prediction series pits Peter (me) against Ian (boo), plus a coin named Keith that makes both of us look like bozos.

But not like usual, this time around we’ve got the actual Hershey Bears legend himself, the real Keith Aucoin, joining us for predictions. This is not a joke.

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By Peter Hassett 1 year ago

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Hershey Bears great Keith Aucoin named to AHL Hall of Fame as part of 2022 Class

The American Hockey League announced on Tuesday that two former Capitals will be inducted to the AHL Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2022.

Longtime Hershey Bear Keith Aucoin headlines the group, which also includes Capitals’ 1994 first-round draft pick, Nolan Baumgartner. The other two enshrinees are Dave Creighton and Bill Torrey.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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2011-12 Year-End Review: Keith Aucoin

Photo credit: Clydeorama

Keith Aucoin‘s call-up was a side effect of the Great Center Drought of 2012, that point in time when all of our centers were either dead, or wingers disguised as centers. Even when the Caps are in need, they don’t typically send for Aucoin, but they did this year — and to the surprise of most people, Aucoin became a regular player, even into the postseason. We liked this, because Aucoin is a good guy who has been in our system for a long time, and because we love to be surprised. Go, tiny Cap.

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By 11 years ago

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The Hangover: Some Questions for the Offseason

Photo credit: Paul Bereswill

Hey you: thanks for reading RMNB. Crazy season, right?

We started the year with our Winter is Coming promotional series. We documented a crazy winning streak, and then its astonishing decline. We said goodbye to one coach and hello to another. We saw gruesome injuries. We analyzed the Caps’ struggles at and before the trade deadline in our Capitals During Wartime series. We made posters and signs to pump up the fans and the team both. And we tracked the Caps as they made the playoffs by the skin of their teeth.

Yeah, we had exhaustive coverage this season, but there are so many questions left unanswered. Here are few we’d like to address this summer.

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By Peter Hassett 11 years ago

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Recap: Caps Stay Alive, Win Game Six 2-1

This is his Ranger-killing face. (Photo credit: Patrick McDermott)

Braden Holtby has not lost back-to-back games in the NHL in 29 games now. The Caps are the first team ever to win four straight games following overtime losses.

Let’s talk about resilience. Two wins this series following some of the most heartbreaking losses in recent memory, two instances of the Caps picking themselves back up and putting themselves back together. Two times when it wasn’t just talk. For the second time this postseason, we’re going to seven games.

The Great 8 scored on the power play, 88 seconds in. I could not make this up if I tried. Chimera finished off a strong play from Semin to make it — stay with me — an actual two-goal lead. It lasted for most of the game, but unfortunately someone on NBC said “shutout”, so Marian Gaborik scored. Caps beat Rangers, 2-1.

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By 11 years ago

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Game Six: This Means Ward!

Photo credit: John Tlumacki

The Capitals are back in Washington with a chance to keep their season alive. It didn’t have to be that way. With half a minute left to protect their lead in Game Five, Joel Ward high-sticked Carl Hagelin. The ensuing Rangers powerplay cost the Capitals the lead and the win– and what would have been a veritable chokehold on the series.

After he bested the Bruins in the quarterfinal round, Ward was the target of some vile and feckless trash from Boston fans. After his double-minor penalty led to Monday’s loss, that same pernicious evil erupted from Caps fans as well.

Here are Three True Things:

Joel Ward is not at fault for the team’s loss.
This hate is as rare as it is unacceptable.
Joel Ward is a great hockey player and a great addition to the ’11-’12 Washington Capitals.

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By Peter Hassett 11 years ago

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