Michal Kempny had a lot to say during a recent Czech language interview on the BKT Podcast.
The Stanley Cup-winning defenseman discussed the European Capitals’ decision to return home and Radko Gudas’s opinion that the NHL should cancel the rest of the suspended 2019-20 season.
By Ian Oland and Brennin Weiswerda 2 months ago
As the NHL nears an announcement of a potential return to play, Radko Gudas is voicing his displeasure that the league is trying to return at all. The NHL suspended its 2019-20 season on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gudas does not see any practical or safe way to return and worries about players’ mental health while being quarantined in a hotel.
Gudas made the comments at a golf tournament in Beroun, a town in his native Czech Republic. The quotes are from an interview aired on ČT Sport and were transcribed by the ČTK (Czech News Agency). RMNB’s Alexandra Petáková has transcribed the pertinent quotes into English.
By Ian Oland 3 months ago
In 2018, the Washington Capitals published a Q&A with forward Jakub Vrana in their game-day program, Breakaway. In it, Vrana revealed that his biggest fear was the “bat in the corner.”
It led to some bewildered amusement amongst Capitals fans as they pondered what kind of horrifying experience Vrana might have had with one specific bat, in the corner.
Turns out, it was a spelling error.
By Donya Abramo 5 months ago
After watching his team absorb a 7-2 shellacking from the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, Todd Reirden is making some changes to the Capitals lineup – albeit they are subtle.
Radko Gudas, who has played all 55 games this season, will be a healthy scratch for the first time in his Capitals career. The benching allows rookie Martin Fehervary to continue his audition before the trade deadline while Reirden can continue experimenting with the defense pairings. Three different defensemen (Jonas Siegenthaler, Nick Jensen, and now Gudas) have sat in the last three different games to accommodate Marty in the lineup.
Fehervary scored his first NHL point on Saturday, a secondary assist on an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal.
For the tenth consecutive year, the Washington Capitals hosted a hockey clinic with Dreams for Kids, an organization that hosts special events to empower children with physical and developmental disabilities. This year, Capitals Nicklas Backstrom and Radko Gudas skated with the over 100 kids and young adults at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
By Elizabeth Kong 6 months ago
TJ Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom have a superstition where they slide and hop into each other on the bench to start a new period of hockey.
It’s a wonderfully dumb superstition and two new Capitals players joined in on the fun Thursday against the Devils: Brendan Leipsic and Radko Gudas.
As part of a league wide initiative, the Washington Capitals will be hosting Hockey Talks night on January 16th at Capital One Arena, in partnership with MedStar Health, to raise awareness and help end the stigma around mental health.
Other teams around the NHL that have pledged to take part or hosted their own Hockey Talks night are the Arizona Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota Wild, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, and the Ottawa Senators.
As the Capitals host the New Jersey Devils tonight, fans will be able to find activations related to mental health, including PSAs and an AFSP informational table on the 200-level concourse.
By Donya Abramo 7 months ago
Suddenly beloved Caps icon Radko “Dadko” Gudas put his monster one-timer to work, giving Washington the lead in Tuesday’s game against Ottawa.
One Capitals player has decided to be well-kempt for the New Year.
Radko Gudas showed up to the Washington Capitals first practice of 2020 without his customary furry beard. This Very Important news was first shared by Miranda Rosenfelt on Twitter.
The NHL has a bug going around, and now it’s hit the defense of the Washington Capitals. The team announced Friday that defenders Michal Kempny and Radko Gudas will not skate this morning and will be game-time decisions for tonight’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
In case they cannot play, the team has called up defender Christian Djoos from the Hershey Bears.
By Peter Hassett 7 months ago
