Category Archives: Former Coaches & Players

“Can’t-Miss” Carpenter’s Legend Lives On

Posted on August 13, 2009 by

I recently came across a post on Mental Floss (home of the great Don Cherry quiz) titled “Where Are They Now? High School Kids Immortalized By Sports Illustrated” and skimmed it. Then I came to #7. Continue reading →

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Buzz From Boswell

Posted on February 19, 2009 by

In Tom Boswell’s discussion on washingtonpost.com today, he had nothing but effusive praise for a certain #8. Continue reading →

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Jamie Heward Update

Posted on January 2, 2009 by

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Jamie Heward has been released from a Washington D.C. hospital and is traveling back to Tampa today. Heward suffered a concussion during the third period of last night’s game against the Washington Capitals. Continue reading →

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Rewriting History

Posted on January 1, 2009 by

Rick Tocchet played for the Caps in 2007? I bet even Tocchet didn’t know that. Continue reading →

Posted in Comcast SportsNet, Former Coaches & Players, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals | 11 Comments

A Former Talking Head Talks Tough After a Tough Loss

Posted on November 11, 2008 by

There were columns in yesterday’s local papers about Olie. (Largely uninteresting.) Last night there was a packed Verizon Center press box, many there who normally wouldn’t be, to chronicle the homecoming. But by 8:30 last night I’d had my fill … Continue reading →

Posted in Former Coaches & Players, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, Olaf Kolzig, Print, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals | 5 Comments

A Sort of Homecoming

Posted on November 10, 2008 by

The final five minutes of this eight-and-a-half-minute reminiscence of Hall of Fame netminder Eddie Giacomin are devoted to Giacomin’s heart-wrenching departure, at age 36, from the only NHL team he’d known, the New York Rangers, to Detroit. If on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Former Coaches & Players, Olaf Kolzig, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | 4 Comments

Fairfax’s Collin McKinney Sees Life Through Hockey

Posted on October 6, 2008 by

[Part I of II ] In the moments leading up to my meeting Collin McKinney, 42, of Fairfax, I readied myself for a seriously sad encounter. There are newsworthy triumphs and tragedies in life every day, and all I knew … Continue reading →

Posted in Former Coaches & Players, Hockey Heroes, National Hockey League, OFB Interviews, Olaf Kolzig, Ted Leonsis, Verizon Center | 6 Comments