Category Archives: Radio

La Canfora Unloads, Again

Posted on May 16, 2013 by On Frozen Blog

Former Washington Post Capitals reporter Jason La Canfora was back on 106.7 the Fan today, ostensibly to discuss his present beat, the NFL, but studio host Danny Rouhier, to his credit, had his guest weigh in on the latest Capitals’ … Continue reading →

Posted in 106.7 the Fan, Alexander Ovechkin, Dan Steinberg, Danny Rouhier, Jason La Canfora, Media, Radio, Washington Post | 6 Comments

Echoes of Outrage

Posted on April 5, 2013 by PucksAndBooks

I’ve said my peace about this week’s trade, but I feel compelled to bring to our readers’ attention some additional commentary from one of the indisputably elite talents in the Washington sports blogging community, Homer McFanboy. This resonance of sentiment … Continue reading →

Posted in 106.7 the Fan, Filip Forsberg, Front Office, George McPhee, Homer McFanboy, Jason LaCanfora, Martin Erat, Media, New media, Prospects, Radio, Sky Kerstein | 19 Comments

Linemate for a Lifetime

Posted on August 6, 2012 by PucksAndBooks

Together we blistered slapshots from every conceivable angle, fed each other for one-timers, played games of posts with a couple of other puck pals, and just lost ourselves in the fantastic frigidness of timeless, unsupervised shinny. Continue reading →

Posted in Beer league hockey, Morning cup-a-joe, Outdoor hockey, Puck Sodas, Radio, Rod Langway, Washington the hockey town | 3 Comments

Another Famous Call from Boston

Posted on April 14, 2012 by On Frozen Blog

While we don’t quite wish for overtime drama involving our team in the Stanley Cup playoffs, we welcome the merry messaging it can deliver, as with Saturday evening’s game-ending call from John Walton.

Posted in AM 1500, Boston Bruins, John Walton, NHL playoffs, Radio, Sudden death hockey, Washington Capitals | Leave a comment

How About a Little Audio Poetry?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by PucksAndBooks

Walton Bids Good Night in Western Pennsylvania

Posted in 2 Points, John Walton, Media, Pittsburgh Penguins, Radio, The Great Old Patrick Division | 3 Comments

OFB TV Roundtable: Grading the Caps’ Offseason, Predicting Ovi’s Return to Form

Posted on October 7, 2011 by On Frozen Blog

Beginning the brand new hockey season gathered at their favorite sports bar, OFB’s John Keeley, Sky Kerstein of 106.7 the Fan, Ed Frankovic of Baltimore WNST, and “Transition Game” author and Washington Times blogger Ted Starkey talk about the Capitals’ … Continue reading →

Posted in 106.7 the Fan, Alexander Ovechkin, Eastern Conference, Ed Frankovic, Hockey blogging, Hockey books, New media, OFB TV, Radio, Sky Kerstein, Ted Starkey, Transition Game, Washington Capitals | Leave a comment

By and Large, by Design, a Training Camp of Tranquility

Posted on October 3, 2011 by PucksAndBooks

The best part of the Capitals’ preseason has arrived — its conclusion. They survived a slate of seven exhibition games largely unscathed; no front-line performers ought to be missing from Saturday’s opening night here against Carolina. For a team not … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Colorado Avalanche, Dmitri Orlov, Front Office, Gary Bettman, George McPhee, John Walton, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Mathieu Perreault, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, Much-needed realignment, Much-needed relocation, National Hockey League, Radio, The Great Old Patrick Division, Tomas Vokoun, Washington Capitals | Leave a comment

Ex-Cap Matt Bradley Goes on Air, Calls Out Caps Culture

Posted on August 17, 2011 by On Frozen Blog

Matt Bradley is now a Florida Panther, but yesterday he went on sports radio in Ottawa and reflected rather thoughtfully, and rather provocatively, on his time in Washington, and most especially with respect to reasons why the Caps may have … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Matt Bradley, Media, NHL playoffs, Radio | 14 Comments

Impact Callup: John Walton Named Capitals’ Radio Voice

Posted on August 9, 2011 by PucksAndBooks

I trace my passion for puck in Washington back to the 1970s, and Ron Weber’s radio calls of Caps’ games on WTOP. Radio men in hockey back then — most particularly in this region of the world — had a … Continue reading →

Posted in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, John Walton, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, New media, Radio, Ron Weber, Washington Capitals | 3 Comments

Are the Southeast’s Walls Crumbling Down?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by On Frozen Blog

It was eye-catching and amusing, beholding the verb tense in the opening couple of sentences of the Atlanta Thrashers’ Wikipedia entry: “The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. They were members of … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlanta Thrashers, Eastern Conference, Gary Bettman, Much-needed relocation, Radio, Southeast Division, Twitter, Winnipeg Jets | 6 Comments