Monthly Archives: November 2006

Alex Ovechkin’s AIM Page

Posted on November 30, 2006 by PucksAndBooks

Alex Ovechkin’s web site is now live. “I decided this summer that I wanted to make a place online that my fans could feel at home. I talked to my agents and Ted Leonsis, our owner, about setting up this … Continue reading →

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All-Time Best Caps’ Draft Picks, by Round

Posted on November 30, 2006 by PucksAndBooks

We went through the register of every draft pick the Caps have ever made and decided to rank the best of them, by round. We awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals for each of the first five rounds, and then … Continue reading →

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Hockey Fathers and Sons

Posted on November 30, 2006 by PucksAndBooks

If you tuned in to Wednesday night’s Comcast broadcast of the Flyers-Predators tilt you overheard the broadcasters allude to the fathers of Predators’ players seated in Wachovia Center taking in the game. The broadcast camera briefly offered a glimpse of … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Pint-Sized Quebecois

Posted on November 29, 2006 by PucksAndBooks

Perhaps the greatest reward that comes from being a DraftGeek is being afforded the hockey season during which one of your team’s prospects is “the guy,” the buzz generator, the point machine nonpareil, the wellspring of irrational exuberance — the … Continue reading →

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Knee-jerks: at Tampa Bay, 11/28/06

Posted on November 29, 2006 by PucksAndBooks

(Brief knee-jerks, today, as I left my notes at home. Or my dog ate them. Or something.) Well, back to the winning formula — give up a bunch of shots, get great-to-incredible goaltending, and score a couple of goals. Gordon … Continue reading →

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Caps 5 / Bolts 2

Posted on November 29, 2006 by PucksAndBooks
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Knee-jerks: First quarter of the season

Posted on November 28, 2006 by PucksAndBooks

With a bit more than a quarter of the season under their belts, we take a moment to review what the first 23 games have shown about this year’s model of the Washington Capitals. Conventional wisdom at the beginning of … Continue reading →

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INCH Power Rankings for November 27

Posted on November 28, 2006 by PucksAndBooks

Inside College Hockey has its new Top 20 for college puck up. Eight solidly traditional programs are lodged in the Top 10, with Miami the up-and-comer of recent seasons at 7 and Cinderella in South Bend at 4. Minnesota (12-1-2) … Continue reading →

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‘Goal Oriented’ Revisited

Posted on November 27, 2006 by PucksAndBooks

The conventional wisdom in the NHL with respect to attracting new fans is “If we can get them to see a game live, they’ll be hooked.” In the case of one Washington Post Magazine staff writer, it turned into a … Continue reading →

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The Missing 60 Minutes: Andy Rooney and I Are Cranky

Posted on November 27, 2006 by PucksAndBooks

A defining trait of the ’06-’07 Caps to date is their inability to put together 60 minutes of quality hockey — the type of outing in which a controlling tone is established in the earliest shifts; the team stakes itself … Continue reading →

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