Nate Schmidt

Ryan Chesley among several players with ties to Capitals playing in 2023 Da Beauty League

The 2023 season of Da Beauty League is underway in Edina, Minnesota and the Capitals are being represented by defense prospect and Minnesota Golden Gopher Ryan Chesley. Chesley joins a whole host of NHLers, college players, and pros in the summer league played at Braemar Arena.

Chesley is playing for Team TRIA who are the defending champs of the league. Several other participants in the games have ties to the Caps, including defender Benton Maass who played last season for the Hershey Bears and South Carolina Stingrays.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago

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Nate Schmidt hoists keg trophy as winner of 2022 John Scott Cup

Former Capitals defenseman Nate Schmidt has yet to hoist the Stanley Cup in his career but on Wednesday he accomplished basically the next best thing.

Schmidt’s TRIA team was crowned champion of the 2022 Da Beauty League. Schmidt hoisted the distinguished John Scott Cup, which is a beer keg spraypainted as a trophy.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Nate Schmidt makes impossible catch, wins home-run derby in Vegas charity softball game

Last night was the Battle For Vegas, a charity softball game played by professional athletes to raise money for developmental disorders and autism causes. The game was well represented by Las Vegas athletes, with Raiders running back Marcus Allen captaining one team and Knights forward Reilly Smith captaining the other. But the highlight of the night and its biggest star was a player not from Vegas at all — at least not anymore.

Folks, it’s Nate Schmidt. Here comes a Schmidtuation Update.

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By Peter Hassett 2 years ago

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Reports surface that Nate Schmidt wants out of Vancouver

Nate Schmidt was the Canucks’ big acquisition ahead of the 2020-21 season, but after a half year in The Couv, Schmidt reportedly wants out.

It’s become one of the most intriguing and mystifying storylines of the offseason.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Claimed! Travis Boyd reunites with Braden Holtby, Nate Schmidt, and Jay Beagle in Vancouver

The Vancouver Capitals are at it again!

Monday, Vancouver claimed Travis Boyd off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston, the Leafs were trying to save cap space ahead of the April 12 trade deadline by stashing Boyd on their taxi squad and only going with a 20-man roster.

That plan, uh, did not work.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Nate Schmidt’s cardboard cutout suffers gruesome injury

Nate Schmidt, er, I mean, Nate Schmidt’s cardboard cutout recently suffered an unfortunate injury. The former Capitals’ right shoulder was exploded off his body.

We’re told that it wasn’t a war injury. A puck struck The Gr88 Nate’s flimsy body during a Minnesota Golden Gophers’ morning skate.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Nate Schmidt proposes to longtime girlfriend Allie Reinke

Now Nate Schmidt has even more to smile about.

Thursday, the former Capitals defenseman proposed to his longtime girlfriend Allie Reinke while taking a walk in the woods.

“What a day. The girl of my dreams said yes!!” Schmidt wrote on Instagram.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Jay Beagle on the Canucks adding Braden Holtby and Nate Schmidt to the roster: I get to play with ‘two of my best friends’ again

Over the offseason, the Vancouver Canucks signed Braden Holtby and acquired Nate Schmidt from the Vegas Golden Knights. The two transactions reunited Beagle with two of his former teammates from Washington – one of which he won the Stanley Cup with.

Tuesday, Beagle and Schmidt joined the Sports Celebrities Festival live stream and the veteran center commented for the first time on the Canucks’ prized offseason acquisitions.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Nate Schmidt gets to keep number 88 with the Vancouver Canucks

I guess it’s jersey number day over at Caps West, a.k.a. the Vancouver Canucks. Just hours ago we learned that Braden Holtby will sport number 49, which is wrong, but whatever. Now we also know that defender Nate Schmidt will remain at number 88.

Vancouver’s number 88 last belonged to RFA forward Adam Gaudette, who has not yet been signed for next season.

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By Peter Hassett 3 years ago

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Highlights of Nate Schmidt’s 26-minute interview with the media after being traded to the Vancouver Canucks

Nate Schmidt was traded from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Vancouver Canucks on Monday after VGK landed Alex Pietrangelo in free agency.

A day later, the beloved former Capital did his first interview with Canucks media. It lasted 26 minutes. One participant described Schmidt as a “talker” afterward. Yup. Meanwhile, the Canucks’ PR representative hosting the call seemed amused by how open, lengthy, and enthusiastic Nate’s answers were.

The trade caught Schmidt by surprise and he admitted that he was still very raw about leaving Vegas. But he pointed out the positives of joining a rapidly-improving Canucks team which includes his “best friend” Braden Holtby and Jay Beagle.

Schmidt’s emotions were all over the map during the interview — at times he was near tears, while others he was laughing and making jokes. The whole thing was Very Nate: fun, open, and unrelentingly positive.

So here are the highlights because I assume you don’t have a half-hour to carefully watch this masterpiece.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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