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Pre-Draft Habs News Part 1
2008-06-07 18:29:00 The NHL entry draft is in two weeks. The Montreal Canadiens are making some news. Some rumours are floating around about players coming, being interested in, or the Habs having interest in them. Along with some minor news.
By: Rumor Me This
June 4, 1998: Washington Seriously Parties Over Hockey into the Wee Hours
2008-06-04 06:35:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Ten years ago today Joe Juneau scored what many Washington hockey fans consider to be the most significant goal in Capitals’ history — a game and series-ending, Wales Trophy earning tally, one catapulting Capsdom into delirium, 6:24 into overtime, on the road, in the Eastern Conference Finals’ game ...
By: On Frozen Blog
What?s With The Habs? Net?
2008-06-01 01:08:00 The Habs' have great depth in net for many years to come with Jaroslav Halak and Carey Price, yet they're still looking for another goaltender. What positions are available? How should they acquire these goaltenders?
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Something Brewing In Hab Town?
2008-05-30 23:09:00 With draft day just 21 days away there is too much of nothing going on in Montreal. Too quiet. With all the restricted free agents and a few unrestricted free agents to sign, could one think that Habs general manager is up to something?
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What Should Kolzig Do?
2008-05-15 19:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Would you rather Olie Kolzig retire this offseason, and forever be recognized as a Cap, or see him pursue the Stanley Cup for another season or two? Retire this offseason as a Cap, and stake his claim to ranking among the all-time best Washington athletes to make a career ...
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What Should Kolzig Do?
2008-05-15 19:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Would you rather Olie Kolzig retire this offseason, and forever be recognized as a Cap, or see him pursue the Stanley Cup for another season or two? Retire this offseason as a Cap, and stake his claim to ranking among the all-time best Washington athletes to make a career ...
By: On Frozen Blog
A Netminder?s Impact on a Community - The Video
2008-05-14 02:33:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Today we told you about a WJLA-TV featured segment on Olie Kolzig’s impact on a family with an autistic child. Here’s the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ATKkxvbKr4 The departure of Kolzig is made a little more real when you see the graphic “Olie Kolzig - Former Capitals Goaltender”. Copyright © 2008 On Frozen Blog. This ...
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A Netminder?s Impact on a Community
2008-05-13 18:06:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - As Olie Kolzig’s official departure from Washington Capitals approaches, he will leave the District with more than fond memories and his name in the Capitals record books?his impact in the community will persist in even more meaningful ways. WJLA’s ABC 7 News at 5 today will feature ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Kolzig To Montreal?
2008-05-10 07:02:00 TSN is reporting that Washington Capitals net-minder Olaf Kolzig has called it quits, with the Caps at least. Being that Kolzig played for Tri-City in the WHL before , and while he played for the Caps, as did Carey Price, is it possible that Kolzig could end up in Montreal?
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Farewell to Our All-Time-Best Netminder
2008-05-08 13:30:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - It seems reasonable to posit that Olie Kolzig’s play as a middle-thirtysomething netminder during the first two seasons after the lockout was distinctly solid. Not spectacular, clearly, but quite solid. He didn’t have the most formidable blueline corps in front of him, which to some extent his numbers ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Kolzig?s Home a Free Agent Too
2008-05-07 17:09:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Kolzig's Washington Area HomeLong & Foster has published a new listing for Olie Kolzig’s home?one more indication that the DC icon has likely played his last game in a Capitals uniform. From the real estate listing: Gorgeous 2.5 yr old custom built home has approx 13,000 sq ft ...
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
Huet In Montreal Again??
2008-03-27 06:46:00 The Washington Capitals are 2 points behind the Boston Bruins at this point, could the Caps finish in the final spot? If the Montreal Canadiens were to finish first in the conference, they would meet the Caps in the first round, Huet once again would be in the hallways of the Bell Centre.
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Huet In Montreal Again?
2008-03-27 06:46:00 The Washington Capitals are 2 points behind the Boston Bruins at this point, could the Caps finish in the final spot? If the Montreal Canadiens were to finish first in the conference, they would meet the Caps in the first round, Huet once again would be in the hallways of the Bell Centre.
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Knee-Jerks & Notes: Caps-Thrash, 3/14
2008-03-15 12:39:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - I’m trying to remember the last Capitals’ game that had Alexander Ovechkin skate sub-20 minutes. He didn’t even hit 18 minutes. He went for 17:40 Friday night. It wasn’t that he failed to perform to Bruce Boudreau’s standards; rather, the coach recognized that Friday represented Atlanta’s third game in ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Losing Skid Halted - Caps 3 / Flames 2 / AO 55, 56 / Kolzig 300
2008-03-13 02:24:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Copyright © 2008 On Frozen Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at may be guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact email@onfrozenblog.com so we can take legal action.
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Washington Capitals Vocabulary Lessons
2008-03-05 17:42:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Mike Vogel asks Capitals players about their favorite hockey terms, including gems like Grocery Stick, Gitch, and Schmelt. Get a few chuckles and learn some new words while you’re at it. Click here to see the vid on the Caps TV video portal. Copyright © 2008 On Frozen Blog. This Feed ...
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Two Steps Forward, One-and-a-Half Back
2008-03-02 14:58:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - This one really hurt. The great gains made Friday in Newark were swiftly returned against a lesser foe Saturday at home. It seems incongruent that so stellar a team effort to open a weekend could be followed by so collosal a mess of stinky individualism 24 hours later. But that’s exactly what happened, and ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Goalie Talk out at Practice
2008-02-28 21:04:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Out at Kettler earlier today, I had a chance to eavesdrop a bit on Gabby talking about the goalie situation right before the team headed to the airport. That “plan” that the head coach alluded to yesterday became clearer today. Brent Johnson is the odd man out — he’s the ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Capitals acquire Huet
2008-02-26 17:52:00 TSN is reporting that the Montreal Canadiens have dealt goaltender Cristobal Huet to the Washington Capitals.
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Knee-Jerks & Notes: Caps-Habs, 1/31
2008-02-01 12:37:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Caps met Montreal for the second time in three nights. Given that the early headline on NHL.com was “Habs Go for Home-and-Home Sweep,” the Caps had something to prove Thursday night. They also were seeking to avoid consecutive losses in regulation under Bruce Boudreau. Good crowd, good ice, two ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Eastern Conference: which players could be on the move?
2008-01-29 23:42:00 ESPN.com's Scott Burnside takes a look at 13 pending free agents from the Eastern Conference that could change teams before the February 26 trade deadline.
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Would Oilers deal Roloson?
2008-01-24 00:59:00 Jim Matheson of The Edmonton Journal, the Edmonton Oilers will not trade goalie Dwayne Roloson if they are still in the hunt for a playoff spot.
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Weekend Photo Notebook
2008-01-19 14:33:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Here are a few images from Thursday’s game with Edmonton (more after the break). Mike Green fan club “Gang Green”. Join them on their Facebook group. Salute to the Canadian Military. Looks like some early starts on the outside of the circle. Mike Green’s goal - Think there’s four guys going nuts? Round ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Five Keys to Postseason Qualification
2008-01-07 15:35:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - In inventorying the season’s first half with an eye toward what the Caps must do with their second to break through to the postseason, one must divide October through December into their own halves: Glen Hanlon’s and Bruce Boudreau’s. It’s a fair bet that we won’t see the likes ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Uniform Systems, We Hardly Knew Ya: Knee-jerks & Notes, Caps-Slugs, 12/14
2007-12-15 16:56:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Friday 6:05 p.m.: This evening at Verizon Center I’m thinking about the lovers of apple pie. Of the men who take their pleadings for the hands of the women they love first to the fathers, for permission. Of citizens who instantly yield their seats on public transportation to the ...
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Uniform Systems, We Hardly Knew Ya: Knee-jerks & Notes, Caps-Slugs, 12/14
2007-12-15 16:56:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Friday 6:05 p.m.: This evening at Verizon Center I’m thinking about the lovers of apple pie. Of the men who take their pleadings for the hands of the women they love first to the fathers, for permission. Of citizens who instantly yield their seats on public transportation to the ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Kolzig on the John Thompson Show
2007-12-06 15:33:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Capitals netminder Olaf Kolzig was a guest on yesterday’s John Thompson Show on SportsTalk980. Topics discussed were: Team reactions to Coach Boudreau. Changes made by Coach Boudreau. Changes affecting the goaltender. Veterans speaking to the team on the recent changes. Are the Caps physical enough. The Instigator rule Basketball as a shady physical sport You can ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Kolzig on the John Thompson Show
2007-12-06 15:33:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Capitals netminder Olaf Kolzig was a guest on yesterday’s John Thompson Show on SportsTalk980. Topics discussed were: Team reactions to Coach Boudreau. Changes made by Coach Boudreau. Changes affecting the goaltender. Veterans speaking to the team on the recent changes. Are the Caps physical enough. The Instigator rule Basketball as a shady physical sport You can ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Suns for Some are Rising, for Others, Setting . . . According to Schedule
2007-12-01 08:36:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - A deeply unsettling reality is taking hold for the Capitals this season: they will not qualify for the playoffs; the “Five-year plan” for completion of a grounds-up rebuild is certain to take longer; Alexander Ovechkin is badly in need of a supporting cast; and absent a trade, Olie Kolzig’s career ...
By: On Frozen Blog
THN?s Top Ten
2007-11-19 13:06:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - In celebration of their 60th anniversary, The Hockey News took a look at the top ten players for each team over the past sixty years. Here is how THN contributer Peter Kerzel (who also wrote this year’s Caps’ preview for the THN Annual Yearbook) saw Washington’s Top Ten: Peter Bondra Rod Langway Olaf ...
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Olaf Kolzig: Cat-Like Quickness?
2007-11-14 18:45:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Here is that Sport Science video featuring Kolzig and Ovechkin aired during the Ducks/Kings game yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x4Y8N1UExs8 Copyright © 2007 On Frozen Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at may be guilty ...
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Rinkside View
2007-11-14 05:56:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Something very cool is happening at the Honda Center in Aneheim. The FSN West feed on NHL Center Ice is showing the LA Kings / Anaheim Ducks game. That’s normal. What isn’t is that there are no announcers. Just the sounds of the game and the crowd. Oh, and ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Are Penguins shopping for a goaltender, or not?
2007-10-28 18:39:00 Depending on where you get your information, the Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to improve their goaltending situation. Nor maybe not.
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Lunchpailin? It
2007-10-18 15:27:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the Caps dressing a productive and seriously puck-possessing top 6 set of forwards this season. Some of the machine parts have fallen off. A cranky ankle has shelved sublime sniper Alexander Semin for all but one game thus far. Worse, one ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Caps in Print, Nylander in Bethesda
2007-09-15 17:09:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Check out this article in today’s Washington Post (yes, in the print edition) about Michael Nylander. Nice to hear that Bethesda, where half of OFB calls home, played a part in the Nylander family’s decision to return to the Capitals. In addition, the Washington Times has a profile of Jeff ...
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A New Season Begins
2007-09-13 20:26:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Some dominant themes swiftly emerged at players’, coaches’, and the general manager’s media conferences this morning out at Kettler Capitals: What a difference a year makes in terms of training facilities. I asked Chris Clark what he thought were his responsibilities as captain to his teammates this summer, and quickly ...
By: On Frozen Blog
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