Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
2009-09-21 02:52:00 We have two OFB contest winners to announce! MWEIMER won the Duchesne Cup Cup-a-joe contest for an OFB mug. The actual Duchesne Cup final saw Team A win 9-5... MWeimer's guess of Team A winning 7-3 was the closest. Second, thanks to all the OFB readers who submitted photos and stories about their favorite hockey sweaters. It was a tough choice, but our winner is TEKA and her Andrew Gordon Hershey Bears jersey. Gordon's been having a terrific camp/preseason, and we wonder if Teka has been diligently wearing Gordon's sweater; Teka's sweater may be Andrew Gordon's lucky charm:[Gordon's] first pro hat trick? I was wearing the jersey unpersonalized and wavering as to whether I was going to get Beagle or Gordon on the back (that night pretty much sealed it). First game after personalization? His second hat trick as a pro. Ridiculous comeback from behind by the Bears, GWG scored by Gordon? Jersey was inside out, leading the rally. Gordo getting the AHL Player of the Month award? Yup,...
By: On Frozen Blog
Signing in These Times
2009-09-19 07:25:00 This week a colleague of mine, knowing I was going to be out at Kettler all week, informed me of her intention of swinging by the rink and grabbing an Alexander Ovechkin signature on an authentic Caps' sweater she'd recently purchased for her significant other. Over the course of some email exchanges I attempted to explain to her why this wasn't so easily done, and how it really had nothing to do with any ingratitude or dismissiveness Ovi harbored for Capitals' fans. Many, many Capitals' players meander over to the daily congregation of fans at Kettler at the end of practice, every day, and patiently sign and pose for pictures. Hockey players, I'd argue, are as good about this engagement with fans as any athletes. Bobby Hull, for instance, often incurred the wrath of his Blackhawks' teammates for the extent to which he'd make the team bus idle in frigid environs while he signed. AO maintains this tradition, but the demands placed upon truly elite professional athletes today ...
By: On Frozen Blog
So Sayeth This Blogger: First Line's Set
2009-09-17 12:35:00 If only Jim Zorn had this kind of offense. Coach Boudreau called out his top line of Ovi-Backstrom-Knuble, somewhat, after Tuesday's Duchesne Cup scrimmage, and on Wednesday the trio apparently got wind of the middling review. The line spent much of Wednesday's scrimmage toying with the opposition, playing keep-away with the puck and more or less humiliating a largely undefended Semyon Varlamov, to the tune of 9-5. The 'A'ces went up 3-0 in a dominant first frame, with tallies from Joel Broda, Kyle Wilson, and Brandon Sugden, the latter Hershey's designated enforcer this season who cleaned up a rebound off of Broda's pipe-pinging. (Broda had a strong scrimmage.)Team 'B' briefly made a rally of it in the second stanza, scoring the first two tallies: Patrick McNeill (a nice camp thus far) and Brendan Morrison. But he 'A'ces went wild thereafter -- Wilson and Oskar Osala (a real solid showing from the big Finn on Wednesday) made it 5-2, and the rout was on. Only an Alexander ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Ovi's Aces Skate Away with the 2009 Duchesne Cup
2009-09-16 21:14:00 Not quite a pitcher's duel -- 9-5 for Team A, Ovi's Aces (that's my shorthand for them), in the Duchesne Cup final.
By: On Frozen Blog
A Shootout Determines Duchesne Cup Scrimmage 2
2009-09-16 13:35:00 Tuesday brought us "A" vs. "C" in the Duchesne Cup competition, and the first training camp scrimmage appearance by Alexander Ovechkin. He didn't take long to make his mark, scoring the game's first goal in the opening minutes on a deflection that fluttered over Jason Bacashihua's left shoulder like a changeup. In what may well have been foreshadowing of opening night in Beantown, Ovi skated alongside Nick Backstrom and Mike Knuble. But the line wasn't dominant in this scrimmage like you might imagine it ought to have been. The Capitals seemed prepared for Tuesday's unusual mid-summer heat in mid-September: Kettler was as cold inside as I can ever remember it, even in the dead of winter. At one point Bruce Boudreau walked by a contingent of reporters on his way up to watch the scrimmage from on high, in only shorts and a golf shirt, and when asked about the rink climate he replied, "I'm frozen." The ice was hard and fast, but the 10:00 practice session which preceded the...
By: On Frozen Blog
Unleash the Fleury
2009-05-14 13:50:00 Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made a huge save on an Alexander Ovechkin breakaway just three minutes into Wednesday night's game seven. Arguably, that could have been the play of the game. Of course, most folks will talk and write about Crosby?s two goals and the fact that the Penguins scored twice in eight seconds culminating with Craig Adams? first ever playoff goal. However, if Ovechkin scores there, the whole complexion of the game is different.Since I live in the DC area and have had to listen to constant Capitals coverage and taunts by several co-workers after game six, I do want to point out that the Capitals had only 12 shots and 6 scoring chances in the first two periods. Way to show up for a game seven!Meanwhile, the Capitals talk around the area over the next few days will likely focus on what happened to Mike Green. Although Green had four assists in this series, he was not the same amazing player as he was during the regular season where he led all def...
By: Sean's Ramblings
Penguins v Capitals: Battle of the Car Commercials
2009-03-10 14:36:00 While the Penguins defeated the Capitals on Sunday courtesy of a Sidney Crosby shoot-out goal, there also appears to be a battle between the two teams off the ice. Dan Steinberg's Sports Bog featured this video of Alexander Ovechkin singing the Eastern Motors song:I'll take Max Talbot for the block.If nothing else, this should at least make you smile on a Tuesday.
By: Sean's Ramblings
Capitals Ticket Increase
2008-08-26 21:27:00 Since I moved to the Washington DC area several years ago, I have attended the Washington Capitals-Pittsburgh Penguins games whenever possible. There are thousands of other Pittsburgh transplants living in the area, so I have even arranged to buy group tickets through the Capitals for these games. For Capitals fans out there who aren?t happy about this arrangement of having Penguins fans buy tickets (that of course help pay the salaries of Mike Green, Alex Ovechkin and Cristobel Huet, I mean, Jose Theodore), you?ll be glad to know that there are generally a couple of token Caps fans as part of our group.Anyway, a few weeks ago, I contacted my Caps? ticket representative about purchasing tickets for the Penguins-Capitals games for the 2008-2009 season. Unlike the past few years, where we would receive discounted tickets for purchasing in bulk, this is not the case anymore. Apparently, the Penguins games as well as several other games during the season (I believe the Philadelphia ...
By: Sean's Ramblings
Friday Skate at Kettler, With Trophies
2008-06-11 06:02:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Take the day off on Friday and hit the ice: Washington Capitals fans are invited to beat the heat with a free public skate on Friday, June 13, at Kettler Capitals Iceplex and view major NHL trophies on display from the Hockey Hall of Fame. The ice will be available ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Rocking the Red on a Code Red Day
2008-06-09 18:42:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - It’s 1,000 degrees outside in the blast furnace known as the District of Columbia, the air practically unbreathable, the sun an unwelcome intruder. Well Dr. OFB prescribes that you cool down tonight by sipping a frosty beverage while watching the Capitals’ skates carve the ice. As we mentioned last ...
By: On Frozen Blog
A Hart-y Helping of Humble Pie at NHL.com
2008-06-07 20:10:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - In case you missed it, NHL.com briefly had an Alex Ovechkin Hart Trophy Winner t-shirt available for purchase on its site yesterday ? it was quickly removed. Plenty of digital ink has been spilled in the past 18 hours or so, with some hockey-heads north of the border ...
By: On Frozen Blog
The Capitals Have You (and Your Commute) Covered
2008-06-03 14:01:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - All AboardAs the Caps vs. Flyers Game 7 third period ended in a tie, I turned to my wife and said, “If the game goes past midnight, I’ve got enough cash for the cab home (to Bethesda) — happily, if the Caps win.” Metro Rail closes at midnight, ...
By: On Frozen Blog
A Capital Week Begins on June 9
2008-06-02 22:24:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Comcast SportsNet is serving up a summer treat for Capitals fans next week. Each weeknight at 7:00 p.m. CSN will show a key game in the Caps’ incredible worst-to-first run into the playoffs, along with new commentary/insights from Joe Beninati each night. I for one will be granting those ...
By: On Frozen Blog
A Second Act in D.C. for Sergei Fedorov? Let?s Hope So
2008-05-30 14:15:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Likely Sergei Fedorov, in the initial hours and days after arriving in Washington late this past February, thinking ahead then to what was almost certainly his final game as a Capital on April 5, gave some thought to returning home to his native Russia and signing one last ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Alex Ovechkin, Video Star
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Sporting News NHL Player of the Year
2008-05-20 19:07:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The praises keep piling up for Alexander Ovechkin. He has been named the Sporting News NHL Player of the Year. In a landslide victory, Ovechkin received 250 of a possible 287 votes cast by players from around the league. Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin came in ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Sporting News NHL Player of the Year
2008-05-20 19:07:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The praises keep piling up for Alexander Ovechkin. He has been named the Sporting News NHL Player of the Year. In a landslide victory, Ovechkin received 250 of a possible 287 votes cast by players from around the league. Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin came in ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Russia Came, Russia Conquered, and Russia Was Very Well Covered
2008-05-20 15:14:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Congratulations not only to Team Russia for its performance at the Worlds but for the excellent coverage of the tournament by Sovetsky Sport, Russia?s largest newspaper. The Russian Hockey Federation was thrilled with SovetskySport?s coverage of the team at Worlds, so much so that they were the only print ...
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Russia Came, Russia Conquered, and Russia Was Very Well Covered
2008-05-20 15:14:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Congratulations not only to Team Russia for its performance at the Worlds but for the excellent coverage of the tournament by Sovetsky Sport, Russia?s largest newspaper. The Russian Hockey Federation was thrilled with SovetskySport?s coverage of the team at Worlds, so much so that they were the only print ...
By: On Frozen Blog
The Look of a World Champion
2008-05-19 06:13:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Photo by Pavel Lysenkov Copyright © 2008 On Frozen Blog. This feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news reader, the site you are looking at may be guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact contact us so we can ...
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The Look of a World Champion
2008-05-19 06:13:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Photo by Pavel Lysenkov IIHF game summary: Ovechkin with the cup“If this game isn’t evidence enough to everyone in Canada of the calibre of play possible in the World Championship, nothing is or ever will be. Played at breathtaking speed with heart-pounding drama, this would surely rank in the ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Golden Day for Russia
2008-05-19 03:44:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Team Russia Celebrates (Photo: DAVID BOILY/Getty Images) With a single shot, Ilya Kovalchuk silenced the home crowd and brought an end to the Russian national team’s 15-year championship drought. Russia took the gold over Canada today in a wild 5-4 OT victory. The Washington Capitals’ Russian contingent were by ...
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Golden Day for Russia
2008-05-19 03:44:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Team Russia Celebrates (Photo: DAVID BOILY/Getty Images) With a single shot, Ilya Kovalchuk silenced the home crowd and brought an end to the Russian national team’s 15-year championship drought. Russia took the gold over Canada today in a wild 5-4 OT victory. The Washington Capitals’ Russian contingent were by ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Going for Gold; Finland Shine Bronze
2008-05-18 06:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Five Washington Capitals will be sporting World Championship Medals at the end of the day. At 1 p.m. today, Russia and the Capitals line of Ovechkin, Fedorov, and Semin face defenseman Mike Green and company from Canada. Both teams are undefeated in the tournament with eight wins. At ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Going for Gold; Finland Shine Bronze
2008-05-18 06:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Five Washington Capitals will be sporting World Championship Medals at the end of the day. At 1 p.m. today, Russia and the Capitals line of Ovechkin, Fedorov, and Semin face defenseman Mike Green and company from Canada. Both teams are undefeated in the tournament with eight wins. At ...
By: On Frozen Blog
McGuire?s Monster: Alexander Ovechkin
2008-05-16 22:16:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - TSN's Ovechkin Banner Longtime TSN hockey fixture (and infamously colorblind NBC analyst) Pierre McGuire has named his All-Monster team, with Alex Ovechkin as the Monster Player of the Year: He hits hard. He skates hard. Ovechkin plays with heart-felt passion, and his pure joy for the game is ...
By: On Frozen Blog
McGuire?s Monster: Alexander Ovechkin
2008-05-16 22:16:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - TSN's Ovechkin Banner Longtime TSN hockey fixture (and infamously colorblind NBC analyst) Pierre McGuire has named his All-Monster team, with Alex Ovechkin as the Monster Player of the Year: He hits hard. He skates hard. Ovechkin plays with heart-felt passion, and his pure joy for the game ...
By: On Frozen Blog
?I don?t understand sometimes what?s going on at this World Championship?
2008-05-12 17:30:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - As always, many thanks to our friend Dmitry Chesnokov for translating and passing on the following. As a result of a poll conducted by ?Sport? [Russia?s public sports channel] and Sovetsky Sport [Russia?s largest newspaper], Washington Capitals and Russian national team forward Alexander Ovechkin was named Athlete of the ...
By: On Frozen Blog
A Capital Day in the District
2008-05-09 21:09:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Approaching the John A. Wilson building on a sunny Tuesday morning, I reflected on the once-unlikely event about to occur. Official recognition by the Washington D.C. of its hockey team would have been unthinkable not too long ago. The way the Capitals started this season, positive recognition seemed ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Q & A with AO
2008-05-06 18:46:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - [OFB Admin Note: Thanks to Dmitry Chesnokov for translating the following Q&A that Pavel Lysenkov conducted with Alexander Ovechkin.] Sovetsky Sport continues the tradition of ?on the road? Q&A sessions with players at major hockey tournaments. Sunday night, right after the game against the Czech Republic, NHL?s highest ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Hardware Hopes and World-Class Hockey Help Alleviate Some Local Heartache
2008-05-03 16:24:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Last week, in the throes of a sudden and sour end to the season, it was somewhat difficult to delineate just how successful a season the Capitals and their fans had enjoyed, wasn’t it? Lip service to a terrific run could be mouthed, but there was a pervasive ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Hardware Hopes and World-Class Hockey Help Alleviate Some Local Heartache
2008-05-03 16:24:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Last week, in the throes of a sudden and sour end to the season, it was somewhat difficult to delineate just how successful a season the Capitals and their fans had enjoyed, wasn’t it? Lip service to a terrific run could be mouthed, but there was a pervasive ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Pittsburgh Wins; Ovechkin to NFL
2008-05-02 15:42:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Pittsburgh won on Thursday . . . no, not the Penguins, who were shut out by the Rangers, but Pittsburgh itself won the title of Sootiest City in the country, snatching the title from former champion Los Angeles. Click here to read more about it on CNN. The Friday ...
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Pittsburgh Wins; Ovechkin to NFL
2008-05-02 15:42:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Pittsburgh won on Thursday . . . no, not the Penguins, who were shut out by the Rangers, but Pittsburgh itself won the title of Sootiest City in the country, snatching the title from former champion Los Angeles. Click here to read more about it on CNN. The Friday ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Ovechkin Shopping for a Bigger Trophy Case
2008-05-01 20:13:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The nominations keep pouring in. Alexander Ovechkin has been named a finalist for the Lester B. Pearson Award. From the Washington Capitals press release: ARLINGTON, Va. ? The National Hockey League Players? Association (NHLPA) announced today that Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin is one of three ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Gabby a Finalist
2008-05-01 06:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Capitals have a chance for a hat trick of post season awards with the Calder, Hart, and now the Adams. From the Washington Capitals Press Release: ARLINGTON, Va. ? The National Hockey League announced today that Washington head coach Bruce Boudreau is one of three finalists for ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Gabby a Finalist
2008-05-01 06:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Capitals have a chance for a hat trick of post season awards with the Calder, Hart, and now the Adams. From the Washington Capitals Press Release: ARLINGTON, Va. ? The National Hockey League announced today that Washington head coach Bruce Boudreau is one of three finalists for ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Worlds Go Retro
2008-04-30 14:30:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - This year’s IIHF World Championship Tournament is going old school, if only for one game. Fifteen of the sixteen participating teams will play one preliminary round game with retro sweaters. The sweater each country will wear was selected from what they considered to be a significant ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Worlds Go Retro
2008-04-30 14:30:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - This year’s IIHF World Championship Tournament is going old school, if only for one game. Fifteen of the sixteen participating teams will play one preliminary round game with retro sweaters. The sweater each country will wear was selected from what they considered to be a significant ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Who Has More Hart?
2008-04-29 19:49:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - He is now officially a finalist: ARLINGTON, Va. ? The National Hockey League announced today that Washington left wing Alex Ovechkin is one of three finalists for the Hart Trophy, which is presented annually to the player judged most valuable to his team. Ovechkin joins Calgary?s Jarome Iginla and ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Who Has More Hart?
2008-04-29 19:49:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - He is now officially a finalist: ARLINGTON, Va. ? The National Hockey League announced today that Washington left wing Alex Ovechkin is one of three finalists for the Hart Trophy, which is presented annually to the player judged most valuable to his team. Ovechkin joins Calgary?s Jarome Iginla and ...
By: On Frozen Blog
NBC Sports: Paragon of Accuracy
2008-04-27 22:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - NBC Sports continued its tradition of thoroughly vetting and verifying information during the Rangers-Penguins game today with the scroll on the bottom of the screen showing the top ten playoff points leaders. I must have missed the news that Ovechkin went to Montreal (somehow, I think they’d ...
By: On Frozen Blog
NBC Sports: Paragon of Accuracy
2008-04-27 22:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - NBC Sports continued its tradition of thoroughly vetting and verifying information during the Rangers-Penguins game today with the scroll on the bottom of the screen showing the top ten playoff points leaders. I must have missed the news that Ovechkin went to Montreal (somehow, I think they’d ...
By: On Frozen Blog
At Kettler the Day After
2008-04-23 19:54:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - You can cross one name off your list of free agent concerns for the Capitals this offseason — Head Coach Bruce Boudreau. Speaking with reporters at Kettler-Capitals Iceplex just moments after wrapping up a season-concluding meeting with the team this afternoon, the coach confirmed that he’d had discussions ...
By: On Frozen Blog
At Kettler the Day After
2008-04-23 19:54:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - You can cross one name off your list of free agent concerns for the Capitals this offseason — Head Coach Bruce Boudreau. Speaking with reporters at Kettler-Capitals Iceplex just moments after wrapping up a season-concluding meeting with the team this afternoon, the coach confirmed that he’d had discussions ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Flyers Advance With Huge Game 7 OT Victory
2008-04-23 09:04:00 I always hear how overtime NHL playoff games are the most exciting thing in sports. I disagree. To me overtime in hockey is gut wrenching and unnerving. Every time the Caps got the puck in the Flyers zone my heart starting racing about 200 mph, and I could barely stay still at the edge my my seat. All of ...
The Calm Before the Seventh Game Storm
2008-04-22 12:15:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Over a 75-minute period late Monday evening I fielded a dozen-plus phone calls from family, friends, and media, all waxing euphoric over an “It’s ordained in the heavens” sense that Tuesday night was to be all about partying for Caps’ fans. The euphoria is understandable. Where this Caps’ team ...
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The Calm Before the Seventh Game Storm
2008-04-22 12:15:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Over a 75-minute period late Monday evening I fielded a dozen-plus phone calls from family, friends, and media, all waxing euphoric over an “It’s ordained in the heavens” sense that Tuesday night was to be all about partying for Caps’ fans. The euphoria is understandable. Where this Caps’ team ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Look Familiar?
2008-04-22 12:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - What does this goal remind you of: Perhaps this goal? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6rg2EiSBZ6Y Copyright © 2008 On Frozen Blog. This feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news reader, the site you are looking at may be guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact contact ...
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Look Familiar?
2008-04-22 12:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - What does this goal remind you of: Perhaps this goal? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6rg2EiSBZ6Y Copyright © 2008 On Frozen Blog. This feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news reader, the site you are looking at may be guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact contact ...
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