Category Archives: Washington the hockey town

George McPhee Was Mostly the Architect of an Identity Crisis

Posted on April 28, 2014 by PucksAndBooks

It wasn’t supposed to end like this. Ten years ago, gifted by the draft lottery gods, and with a young but battle-tested general manager presiding over a roster rebuild he’d already appropriately earned plaudits for, the Washington Capitals were supposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, David Poile, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Filip Forsberg, Front Office, George McPhee, Martin Erat, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Seth Jones, Southeast Division, The curse of Washington hockey, The Great Old Patrick Division, Washington Capitals, Washington the cursed hockey town, Washington the hockey town | 8 Comments

New Ice Rink Coming to DC

Posted on October 25, 2012 by OrderedChaos

NHL players aren’t skating — but that shouldn’t stop ?you ?from lacing up. Canal Park @ Navy Yard will debut its new ice rink on November 16. More info available at Prince of Petworth or the Canal Park website. Continue reading →

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Let There Be Well-Aged Rock

Posted on September 10, 2012 by On Frozen Blog

The Holy Triumvirate of rock came to town on Sunday evening, and hockey sweater weather made for a memorable evening for yet another memorable set.  

Posted in Hockey Heroes, Hockey weather, Rush, Washington the hockey town | 5 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

Showers of Playoff Victories Bring a Flowering of Faithful Fans

Posted on May 11, 2012 by On Frozen Blog

The Big Guy’s blog, from earlier today — a must read. Jives with what we’ve seen about town, ever since the Caps bettered the Bs. And should Fate smile our way Saturday night, we can only imagine what this town … Continue reading →

Posted in New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, Puck Sodas, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town | 7 Comments

An Evolution, and Event, To Savor

Posted on May 11, 2012 by PucksAndBooks

Of the NHL’s 30 member clubs merely five remain alive in the quest for Stanley, and one of them is ours. That’s a remarkable and wonderful thing, relative to the Capitals’ standing of just two months ago, but better still … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Dale Hunter, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington the hockey town | 9 Comments

Seventh Game Aftermath Red Rockin in New England

Posted on April 25, 2012 by On Frozen Blog

8 Arlington St., Portland, Maine, 10:55 p.m. Wednesday night — very much Bs country.

Posted in Boston Bruins, Mike and Marleen, NHL playoffs, Rock the Red, Washington the hockey town | 2 Comments

Here’s Hoping

Posted on April 22, 2012 by PucksAndBooks

Mostly, I hope the Legend who selflessly and at no small personal sacrifice answered George McPhee’s plea back in autumn leaves the Chinatown rink this evening savoring unique triumph, as the bench leader of the crest for which he too … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston Bruins, Braden Holtby, Dale Hunter, John Walton, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL playoffs, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town, Washington the would-be sports town | 5 Comments

Quality Content and Good Fun: WRC’s Embrace of DC’s Hockey Blogs

Posted on April 11, 2012 by On Frozen Blog

With five consecutive playoff appearances, the Capitals have helped deliver another rite of spring — local NBC web guru Jim Iovino’s spirited playoff survey of local media, heavy on blogger participation, to his credit. Jim is the managing editor of … Continue reading →

Posted in 106.7 the Fan, Boston Bruins, hockey blogging, Media, NBC, playoff hockey, TV, Washington the hockey town, WRC | Leave a comment

Hitting the Reset Button

Posted on February 23, 2012 by PucksAndBooks

I never slow down to peek at roadside car wrecks, but I am going to blog a bit about our barely moving wreck of a hockey team. I’m here with a good deal many more questions than answers, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Dave Steckel, George McPhee, Matt Bradley, Mike Green, Stanley Cup, Ted Leonsis, The curse of Washington hockey, The Red Army, The Young Guns, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town | 28 Comments