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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
Making Gretzky?s Head Bleed
2008-06-10 11:42:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Ah the classic video game. More specifically, the classic hockey video game. Skinny guy, regular guy, or fat guy? Finding the right mix was a dilemma faced by players of Nintendo Ice Hockey. And this distorted yet iconic sound? Why it’s Blades of Steel, a game I spent ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Hockey in Hawaii? Ae!
2008-06-10 06:37:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - No, that’s not a typo — Ae means Yes in Hawaiian. With DC currently sporting volcanic temperatures, read more about hockey in Hawaii at The Red Skate. Copyright © 2008 On Frozen Blog. This feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material ...
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It?s Time To Realign and Bring Back the Heat Among Hated Rivals
2008-06-09 11:55:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - I have six principles guiding a much-needed, rigorous realignment of NHL teams for the 2009-10 season. They are: (1) There is widespread support among general managers, owners, players, media, the presidential candidates, and hockey fans to have the Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby rivalry, such as ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Wilson to Toronto a Done Deal?
2008-06-09 06:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - According to a CBC report, former Capitals coach Ron Wilson will be announced the next Toronto Maple Leafs coach on Tuesday, assuming there are no last minute issues. The contract is reported to be a four year deal for $5.6-million, plus incentives. In more than 1,000 ...
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GM Brian Burke to Vancouver (in 2010)
2008-06-08 17:37:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - In 2010, Anaheim Ducks’ GM Brian Burke will be heading to Vancouver ? not to manage the Canucks, but as General Manager of Team USA’s Olympic squad. Former Washington Capitals GM David Poile will serve as the team’s Associate GM. ?I?m extremely honored to be asked,? said Burke. ?We?ll ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Hey Tiger: Shut Up
2008-06-05 21:52:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - You’ve probably already heard about Tiger Woods’ dismissal of hockey as something nobody watches anymore. The NHL’s tepid response didn’t please ESPN columnist DJ Gallo, who composed the letter the NHL should have sent, if they’d had the brass (and the sense of humor). An excerpt is below; click ...
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Wario to Steal the Cup
2008-06-05 16:35:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Hey Nintendo (and hockey) fans, check out this great image on The Onion playing off Super Mario’s evil nemesis Wario. 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 ...
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The Cup Returns to Hockeytown
2008-06-05 06:01:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - What started out as a lopsided series finished with two barn burners. Kudos to the Penguins for reinvigorating the Finals with their late-game intensity tonight and Monday night?both games had thrilling white-knuckle endings (though tonight came with an earlier bedtime than Game 5). And of course, congratulations to the ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Washington Capitals 1998 Playoffs Montage
2008-06-04 06:30:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b_xVf_5DxLg 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 take legal action.
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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
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?
By: Rumor Me This
Alex Ovechkin, Video Star
2008-05-30 06:00:00 (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 reader, the site you are looking at may be guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact contact us so we can take legal action.
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Netminder Logjam Continuing to Ease
2008-05-28 17:08:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - First came the news that Olaf Kolzig will not be a Washington Capital next year. Now, up in Hershey, it appears that Frederic Cassivi’s career with the Bears has come to an end. Tim Leone reports, per eurohockey.net, that Cassivi has signed to play for the Sinupret Ice Tigers ...
By: On Frozen Blog
On Beaches, Backyard Grilling, Deck Beers, and the Pre-Eminent Value of the
2008-05-26 14:50:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - There’s wide variety to the recreation we employ on summer’s first (and long) weekend. Families pack the car and head for the beach. Those remaining at home often host the season’s opening backyard barbeque. Still others take in a ballgame with the kids or garden or dive into ...
By: On Frozen Blog
There Was No Boxed Wine at This Blogger?s Holiday Weekend Picnic
2008-05-25 06:00:00 (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 reader, the site you are looking at may be guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact contact us so we can take legal action.
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There Was No Boxed Wine at This Blogger?s Holiday Weekend Picnic
2008-05-25 06:00:00 (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 reader, the site you are looking at may be guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact contact us so we can take legal action.
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Alzner Signed ? Next Stop?
2008-05-22 19:56:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Washington Capitals have announced the signing of defeceman Karl Alzer to a 3 year entry-level contract. As with all signings, the terms of the deal were not made public. The fifth overall pick in the 2007 Entry Draft, Alzer will most likely start next season in Hershey, ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Bear Sightings to Continue for Another Year or Two
2008-05-22 17:29:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Washington Capitals and the Hershey Bears have jointly announced that the affiliation agreement between the two clubs have been extended through the 2009-10 season with an option for the 2010-11 season. Previously affiliated for seven seasons from 1977 to 1984, this next season will be the fourth in ...
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A VO Gig as an Omen?
2008-05-21 15:38:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Those of you who have been curious enough to follow the many links on the sidebar and footer of the blog may know of another venture of mine. In addition to this blog, a mortgage-paying day job, and a family (with two children under 5), I also ...
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A VO Gig as an Omen?
2008-05-21 15:38:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Those of you who have been curious enough to follow the many links on the sidebar and footer of the blog may know of another venture of mine. In addition to this blog, a mortgage-paying day job, and a family (with two children under 5), I also ...
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
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
U.S. Youth Not Yet Serving up Medals at the Worlds
2008-05-17 14:42:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Since the American entry in the 2004 World Hockey Championships finished with a bronze medal, the U.S. has finished 6th, 7th, 5th, and, most recently this past week, 5th in the tourney. Not so good. “Young” seems to be the springtime flavor of excuse for middling showings by the ...
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U.S. Youth Not Yet Serving up Medals at the Worlds
2008-05-17 14:42:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Since the American entry in the 2004 World Hockey Championships finished with a bronze medal, the U.S. has finished 6th, 7th, 5th, and, most recently this past week, 5th in the tourney. Not so good. “Young” seems to be the springtime flavor of excuse for middling showings by the ...
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 ...
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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
The Cost of Becoming Competitive
2008-05-16 13:45:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - NHLnumbers.com is an invaluable resource for monitoring the allotments of millions of dollars to NHL players, and judging your team’s standing in relation to the NHL’s salary cap. It also allows you to play armchair GM a bit during the offseason, and fantasy-negotiate with your team’s restricted and ...
By: On Frozen Blog
The Cost of Becoming Competitive
2008-05-16 13:45:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - NHLnumbers.com is an invaluable resource for monitoring the allotments of millions of dollars to NHL players, and judging your team’s standing in relation to the NHL’s salary cap. It also allows you to play armchair GM a bit during the offseason, and fantasy-negotiate with your team’s restricted and ...
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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An Offseason Snapshot of a Revolution?s March Onward
2008-05-13 12:35:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The volume and variety of news pertaining to Olie Kolzig’s departure from the Capitals last week was instructive in these new media times. When we at OFB verified that Kolzig’s home was listed for sale last Wednesday, which wasn’t a particularly difficult endeavor (all manner of such information, ...
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?
By: Rumor Me This
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
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
Bad News for Team USA, Tampa Bay
2008-05-07 23:15:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Is captaining the United States’ hockey team in the IIHF tournament becoming hockey’s version of the Madden Curse? Washington Capital Chris Clark was the captain of Team USA in Russia for the IIHF World Championships in 2007; he missed most of the 2007-2008 season with a groin injury. ...
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With the 23rd Pick, The Washington Capitals Select ?
2008-05-06 21:36:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The National Hockey League announced that the Washington Capitals will pick 23rd in the 2008 Entry Draft. From the press release: Washington has previously held the 23rd pick in the first round on two occasions. In 2006 the team selected goaltender Simeon Varlamov, and in 1995 the team ...
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Washington Capitals Week
2008-05-05 21:23:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Per the press release from the Washington Capitals: Washington Capitals chairman and majority owner Ted Leonsis will receive a ceremonial resolution from the D.C. City Council on May 6. Councilmember Jack Evans will present Leonsis and the Capitals with the resolution during the council legislative meeting, which is scheduled ...
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Washington Capitals? Top Prospects, Spring 2008
2008-05-05 12:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Continuing an OFB tradition, we present our rankings of the Capitals’ prospects at the conclusion of the hockey season. Many of the names below you’ll have a chance to see at Kettler Capitals Iceplex this July, for Development Camp (July 7-12). What’s the lead storyline among the futures ...
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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 ...
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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
Sunday?s Alright for Fighting
2008-05-02 20:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Here’s a reminder that Hockey Fights Cancer Maryland’s event takes place this Sunday, May 4th. As we told you a few weeks ago, the event features a skate-a-thon with celebrities such as Duff Goldman - Ace of Cakes, skills competition on the ice, broom ball on the ...
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Sunday?s Alright for Fighting
2008-05-02 20:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Here’s a reminder that Hockey Fights Cancer Maryland’s event takes place this Sunday, May 4th. As we told you a few weeks ago, the event features a skate-a-thon with celebrities such as Duff Goldman - Ace of Cakes, skills competition on the ice, broom ball on the ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Cavalcade of Accolades Continues for Capitals
2008-05-01 13:02:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Awards and nominations keep coming for the Washington Capitals?and not just to those with the parent club. The Capitals’ 2007 first-round draft pick Karl Alzner has just earned some hardware as a member of the WHL Calgary Hitmen, named both the Western Hockey League’s player of the year ...
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Cavalcade of Accolades Continues for Capitals
2008-05-01 13:02:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Awards and nominations keep coming for the Washington Capitals?and not just to those with the parent club. The Capitals’ 2007 first-round draft pick Karl Alzner has just earned some hardware as a member of the WHL Calgary Hitmen, named both the Western Hockey League’s player of the year ...
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Varlamov: ?I Am Ready To Spend a Year or Two in the AHL?
2008-04-30 21:19:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Tuesday’s SovetskySport published an interview with Russian national team netminder and Washington Capitals’ 2006 first-round pick Simeon Varlamov. Russia had just played Switzerland in an exhibition in Canada in preparation for the World Championships this week. Russia won 6-2, and Varlamov was in goal. Portions of the interview ...
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