Category Archives: Hockey Night in Canada

Best Hockey Night in Canada Open. Ever.

Posted on April 20, 2013 by On Frozen Blog

Fine work on the open by Tim Thompson (@b0undless).

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HNIC Openning Montage

Posted on January 20, 2013 by On Frozen Blog

They always seem to do it right, don’t they?

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Grapes, on the Great Caps

Posted on October 25, 2011 by On Frozen Blog

These are heady times in HockeyWashington — check out the latest Hockey Night in Canada ‘Coach’s Corner’ segment wherein Don Cherry gives the Caps the ultimate compliment.

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TPNIC: Two Point Night in Canada: Caps 4 / Ovi 3 / Holtby Stellar / Leafs 1

Posted on January 22, 2011 by On Frozen Blog
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A Second-Period Stampede

Posted on October 31, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

How cool would it be to be an Ovechkin-sweatered Capitals’ supporter, ticketed to a Hockey Night in Canada affair between the Caps and a Great White North club way far away from D.C., and to be standing in a beer … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Calgary Flames, Comcast SportsNet, Craig Laughlin, Hockey Night in Canada, Michal Neuvirth, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments

A Change of Fortune and Fate in the Crease

Posted on April 20, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

Well, who has the goaltender controversy now? And, how’s that Caps’ defense look right about now? For a team that was rather thoroughly maligned for its defensive play upon arriving in Montreal on Sunday, the Capitals in game 3 gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Comcast SportsNet, Eastern Conference, Hockey Night in Canada, Hockey Towns, Jason Chimera, John Carlson, Lisa Hillary, Mike Vogel, Montreal Canadiens, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals | 34 Comments

Maybe . . . Just Maybe . . . NBC Wishes It Had Run Hockey Last Night

Posted on February 22, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

Before we address last night’s U.S.-Canada showdown, a word of hello from the Capitals’ captain to the former Capitals’ quitter, at Olympic center ice, in Super Sunday’s first big game: Can’t watch that too often, can we? The only way … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Hockey Night in Canada, John Carlson, Media, Olympic hockey, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics | 16 Comments

An Old Song Gets a New Beat

Posted on December 14, 2009 by PucksAndBooks

Last week Rush’s Neil Peart recorded a fresh take on the ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ theme song — ‘Canada’s second national anthem’ — which TSN purchased the rights to last year. The re-recording took place last Monday in Hollywood, where Peart lives.  … Continue reading →

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Inside Hockey on Ovechkin

Posted on December 14, 2009 by On Frozen Blog

Here is the Inside Hockey segment from this past Saturday’s Hockey Night in Canada.

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OFB Correspondent Saturday Night-Seated in a Hockey Cathedral

Posted on November 28, 2009 by On Frozen Blog

Alexandre Giroux apparently purchased 14 tickets for tonight’s game in Montreal. Mathieu Perreault was on the hook for 17. Our own Gustafsson purchased just two, for his wife and himself in a one-night getaway fit of fun from the far-reaching … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey Night in Canada, Montreal Canadiens, OFB, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment