Former Capitals forward Zach Sanford held part of his Stanley Cup day at his former high school on Monday. The event was held at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire.
Sanford, a member of the academy’s graduating class of 2013, had 36 goals in 21 games during his final season with Pinkerton including 69 points (nice). He was later drafted in the second round of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Capitals.
Two years after being dealt by Washington, Zach Sanford became a Stanley Cup champion with the St. Louis Blues as a 24-year-old.
Sanford scored the Blues’ fourth goal in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final, but Monday he went viral for a less champion-y moment.
The former Capitals forward vomited on himself during the Blues Stanley Cup Parade.
Yes, there’s video thanks to Deadspin.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
It’s official. The Washington Capitals are no longer the reigning Stanley Cup champions.
The St. Louis Blues have defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game Seven, to take home their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Craig Berube, the Blues head coach, and forward Zach Sanford are the latest former Capitals to get their names on the Stanley Cup.
Former Capitals head coach Bruce Cassidy and longtime forward Marcus Johansson were on the losing side with Boston.
Most hockey fights happen during games when teams want to even the score or retaliate for a bad hit. But during Blues practice Tuesday morning, it was two teammates who dropped the gloves and threw some hard punches.
According to the Athletic’s Jeremy Rutherford, defenseman Robert Bortuzzo and former Capital Zach Sanford were in an intense battle drill and tempers boiled over.
By Brennin Weiswerda 3 years ago
While Zach Sanford was impressing in his first St. Louis Blues training camp, he quickly ended up on the injured list after taking a hit into the boards and dislocating his shoulder. Sanford will need surgery and will miss an estimated five-six months for recovery.
By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago
18 days after being traded to the St. Louis Blues for Kevin Shattenkirk, former Capitals prospect Zach Sanford scored his first goal with his new team.
It was only Sanford’s second game played since being dealt.
After going goalless in his first 20 NHL games, Capitals rookie Zach Sanford is “doing the bull dance, feeling the flow, working it.”
Sanford scored his second NHL goal of his career Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings, sniping a shot past Petr Mrazek.
The Washington Capitals’ bye week has concluded and the team will be back on the ice for practice at 10:30am. They will have two forwards from Hershey joining them.
The team recalled top prospect Jakub Vrana and forward Zach Sanford, who scored his first NHL goal five days ago.
Last week on his 22nd birthday, Andre Burakovsky broke his hand while blocking shot from the point. Sanford was given the first opportunity to replace Yung Dre and scored the biggest goal of his career, six days ago against the Ducks.
Hey, congrats to 22-year-old Zach Sanford for scoring his first NHL goal and getting the Caps a big win in their final game before a week off. It’s a big accomplishment, and he should be proud, and isn’t it great.
Now that we’ve got that out of the way: he’s totally got pierced nipples, right?
By Peter Hassett 5 years ago
Don’t worry for the Capitals third line now that Andre Burakovsky is injured. In his 21st game in the league, rookie Zach Sanford filled in for Burakovsky and scored his first big-league goal.
It was a game-winner, and it secured for his team a record for the hottest home streak.
By Peter Hassett 5 years ago
