Dale Hunter is finished as head coach of the Capitals, the team announced today. who replaced Bruce Boudreau last November after a disappointing start to the 2011-2012 season, will head home to London, Ontario.
Last night, the Washington Capitals defeated the Anaheim Ducks in a dramatic game which featured the team coming back from a three-goal deficit in the second period and eventually winning in overtime. But all everyone wants to talk about is Alexander Ovechkin’s potty mouth.
The idea of being a professional athlete is an appealing to you, is it? Well, never forget: these guys have bosses too. And, often times, they enjoy utilizing the expletive slang.
Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau, pictured here at a 2009 training session with Alex Ovechkin. Photo by photopete It became official today: the Washington Capitals will get to play the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2011 Winter Classic at Heinz Field. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman also promised a Winter Classic will come to Washington, D.C. within the next two to three years. Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau says every time he watches a Winter…
This one really hurt. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)I have to admit, I didn’t expect to be writing this story in April. As a crowd of reporters waited outside the Capitals locker room for post-game interviews following last night’s Game 7 loss, it felt like waiting for the dentist. We could hear the cheers from the Montreal Canadiens as they celebrated their 2-1 win on their way to the dressing room. And they had reason to. The…
Semyon Varlamov wasn’t really to blame, but the Caps’ effort wasn’t good enough to put away Montreal last night. Photo by choofly. Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau stopped just short of actually naming a laundry list of guilty parties after his team lost the chance to wrap up their first round series against the Montreal Canadiens on home ice Friday night. Not even the officials were spared. Boudreau wasn’t pleased when a faceoff…
The Verizon Center exploded as Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and Mike Knuble celebrateBackstrom’s winning goal, which capped an incredible comeback to keep the Caps from falling into a2-0 hole against Montreal. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)During a second period Saturday that Nicklas Backstrom called “embarrassing,” the Washington Capitals found themselves down 4-1 against the Montreal Canadiens and waiting for a referee review of an earlier play. Eric Fehr, who had the only Capitals goal at that point,…
Matt Bradley tied his career high with his third period marker, but more importantly, the goal broke theCaps’ three-game losing streak. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)When Matt Bradley put the puck in the net in the third period of Thursday’s game against Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec, he accomplished two things: his team had their first game-winning goal in four games, and Bradley tied his NHL career high of nine goals in a season. Bradley joins an…
Vincent Lecavalier’s game-winning goal was slightly controversial, but the Caps blamed noone but themselves for the 3-2 loss last night. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)It’s not the kind of words you’d expect to hear from a team that’s clinched its division a whole month before the end of the regular season, but Capitals winger Mike Knuble thinks the team needs to play with more urgency — and be stronger collectively. “I think we just thought it…
Alex Ovechkin was able to concentrate enough to put two past Marty Turco, but the Capsblew a lead and lost at home for the first time in 2010. Photo by choofly.There’s two sides to the Washington Capitals’ 4-3 shootout loss against the Dallas Stars on Monday at Verizon Center. The ugly side is the Caps blowing a 2-0 lead in the third period en route to dropping their first home game since a December 28…
