Michael Latta

Tom Wilson is getting married to Taylor Pischke today. The wedding will be minus one brobean.

Nicklas Backstrom isn’t the only big-name Washington Capitals player to get married this summer. Tom Wilson is tying the knot to fiancee Taylor Pischke on Saturday per an RMNB reader who knew one of the vendors and asked to remain anonymous.

Wilson’s wedding is being held in the DC area and it is believed many current and former Capitals teammates are attending. Two we’re aware of include Chandler Stephenson and Michael Latta.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Michael Latta on Lane Lambert’s hiring by Islanders: ‘Incredible coach, about time he got a head coaching opportunity’

The New York Islanders announced the hiring of former Capitals assistant coach, Lane Lambert, as its new head coach on Monday. Lambert will replace his longtime partner, Barry Trotz, who was fired last week.

Lambert, 57, had served under Trotz for the last 10 years as both an assistant coach, associate coach, and an interim head coach (two weeks last season) during stints in Nashville, Washington, and Long Island.

Lambert won the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals in 2018 and was responsible for the team’s forwards and penalty kill.

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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 2 years ago

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Michael Latta says he’s deleting Twitter for 24 hours after Filip Forsberg scores five points against Panthers

Michael Latta was the other (yet extremely lovable) piece in the Filip Forsberg trade that saw the Capitals deal one of the top prospects in the game for Martin Erat. Analysts consider the trade to be the worst in Capitals’ franchise history. It has followed the other players around like a scarlet letter.

On Friday, Latta joked online that he was going to delete his Twitter for the next 24 hours after Forsberg had another insane night.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Michael Latta tells Jake Paul to fight a hockey player next after brutal knockout of Nate Robinson

YouTube star Jake Paul knocked out former NBA player and three-time Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson on Saturday. The bout was part of a fight night at Staples Center that was headlined by Mike Tyson coming out of retirement to throw hands with Roy Jones, Jr.

While Tyson’s fight was fun for what it was (it ended in a draw), Paul’s second-round TKO of Robinson sent social media buzzing.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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According to Michael Latta, former roommate Tom Wilson used to snack on ketchup sandwiches

Tom Wilson was featured on a Zoom call with the Capitals on Thursday and a special guest made a cameo during the interview.

Former roommate Michael Latta, who is back home after spending the season in the SHL (Sweden), joined to “roast” Wilson on past ridiculous Instagram photos. The segment was less a roast, however, and more two old buds who love each other catching up.

The most interesting part of the call was the revelation that Tom Wilson used to eat ketchup sandwiches. Latta made the revelation after a screenshot was shown on the call of the two roommates’ most special moment together on HBO’s 24/7: their empty refrigerator save for the 3-for-1 ketchup deal they took advantage of at Costo.

“Willy likes his deals. He’s cheap,” Latta said. “Willy makes ketchup sandwiches a lot, so he needs a lot. Just ketchup (on two pieces of bread). That sicko.”

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Tom Wilson calls retired Joel Ward ‘one of the best teammates and mentor a guy could have asked for’

Joel Ward announced his retirement on Monday after playing parts of 11 seasons in the NHL.

The undrafted forward has received many tributes on social media from media and teammates alike. But the one that stood out from the pack so far, was a tweet from Ward’s former teammate in Washington, Tom Wilson.

“You were one of the best teammates and mentor a guy could have asked for coming in to the league,” Wilson wrote. “Congrats on an amazing career @JRandalWard42. Cheers to the next chapter!”

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Michael Latta congratulates Tom Wilson on new bobblehead, asks him to ‘save me a few’

There were a lot of Capitals fans excited about Tom Wilson’s new “Cast Away” inspired bobblehead, perhaps none moreso than Wilson’s former roommate Michael Latta.

Monday after the bobblehead news broke, Wilson posted a photo of himself posing as Wilson the Volleyball while Latta dressed as Tom Hanks’ character in the movie, Chuck Noland.

“Here’s the last known photo taken before the rogue wave took me away, miss ya @latta17,” Wilson wrote on Twitter.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Michael Latta scores goal in first game with SHL Färjestad

Michael Latta is already paying dividends for Färjestad after signing a free-agent contract with the SHL team on November 14.

Latta, in his SHL debut, scored 17:44 into the first period to give Färjestad a 3-0 lead over Skellefteå.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Former Capital Michael Latta signs with SHL club Färjestad BK

After playing last season in China for the Kunlun Red Star, former Capital Michael Latta is taking his talents to the SHL. Thursday, Expressen’s Johan Svensson reported that Latta has come to an agreement with the Swedish league team Färjestad BK. The team later confirmed the signing.

Färjestad is signing Latta after they dumped Finnish forward Ville Leskinen earlier this week. However, Färjestad general manager Peter Jakobsson noted that Latta would not be acting as a direct replacement. “We’ve been looking to add to our roster for sometime, so he’s not a replacement for Leskinen,” he said, as translated by RMNB’s Magnus Cadelin.

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By Donya Abramo 4 years ago

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