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A storied rise to the NHL for Caps' Boudreau
A storied rise to the NHL for Caps' Boudreau
Corey Masisak There are plenty of what-ifs and unforeseen twists in any hockey coach's life. Considering the odyssey Bruce Boudreau traveled to reach the Washington Capitals, he probably had more than most. Still, it is crazy to think there was an afternoon in the summer of 2005 when fate (or, ...
Boudreau has quite a story
Boudreau has quite a story
washingtonpost.com — Sunday, November 1, 2009 (more) Boudreau has quite a story

Boudreau: Caps need to 'not be happy with mediocrity'
voices.washingtonpost.com — The theme of Friday's very optional morning skate at KCI was a simple one: To a man,... the Capitals know they need to keep their intensity up even after establishing a sizable lead. The 4-3 win against Atlanta last night was the latest installment in ... (more) Boudreau: Caps need to 'not be happy with mediocrity'
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Caps @ Thrashers 10-29-2009 Preview
Bleatings From a Caps Nut — ... down to Atlanta to face the Thrashers for the second time his season. The Thrashers have played only once since losing to the Caps 5-4 last Thursday and it was big loss, 4-3, at home to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Ilya Kovalchuk broke his foot in that game and tonight will be the first time since that injury on Saturday night that the Thrashers will play a game. What The Natives Are Saying: (Com)Post. Times: booking, Oinked. Caps.com. Neutral Views: ...

Thursday Caps Clips: Caps @ Thrashers Game Day
Japers' Rink — ... Nation partner Bird Watchers Anonymous for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up. Yesterday's big news was the disclosure that Quintin Laing has the H1N1 virus (more here). "He told me I was the biggest, fattest bleeping pig he had ever seen. He told me I was fatter than bleeping Ken Hitchcock. He told me I was going to die because I was such a fat bleep." Sean Avery is such a pleasant character. [Washington Times] TA big secret leaked out at Kettler yesterday: the ...

Sean Avery feels Caps coach has a slight weight problem
Puck Daddy — Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau has a book coming out this week called "Gabby: Confessions of a Hockey Lifer" (co-written by hockey writer Tim Leone), and it captures the quirky career ("Slap Shot!") and Cinderella rise of the jovial skipper. Japers' Rink excepted several chapters from the book during the summer, and they ranged from the expectedly self-deprecating to the near-tragic, as Boudreau recalled nearly being on one of the planes that went down on 9-11. One excerpt the publishers didn't allow JP to share involved New York Rangers pest Sean ...

Avery Called Boudreau the Fattest Bleeping Pig He'd Ever Seen
The New York Rangers Blog — Corey Masisak at The Washington Times reviews Capitals Head Coach Bruce Boudreau's new book which includes this encounter with Sean Avery during last year's playoffs... "He told me I was the biggest, fattest bleeping pig he had ever seen," Boudreau said in the book. "He told me I was fatter than bleeping Ken Hitchcock. He told me I was going to die because I was such a fat bleep." ...i always wondered exactly what Avery was saying to opponents on the ice. Now I know. God I love this guy. Boudreau coached Avery for the AHL's Manchester ...

NHL Morning Papers (Thursday Edition): Marian Hossa back on the ice, the effect of the rising Canadian dollar and Bruce Boudreau’s road to the NHL
IllegalCurve.com — ... dollar on NHL economics. Jonas Gustavsson is good but he still has a learning curve as evidenced by last night’s game, writes Damien Cox. Current Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk learned a lot from Brian Burke in his year in Toronto. The Canucks have lost Roberto Luongo for at least a week with cracked ribs. No Luongo means more playing time for Andrew Raycroft. Bruce Boudreau has had quite the ride to the NHL, one worth reading. ...

Avery Accused Of Sizism
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... Who gives a fuck when we’ve got another sensational item involving hockey pariah Sean Avery? The fashionista / loose cannon’s former AHL coach, current Capitals boss Lou Boudreau, has a new book coming out, “Gabby, Confessions Of A Hockey Lifer”, in which he describes Avery’s rude rhetoric during last spring’s New York/Washington first-round playoff clash. From the Washington Times’ Corey Masisak : ...

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voices.washingtonpost.com 10/9/2009 — As I mentioned earlier, Bruce Boudreau didn't go on the ice for an off-day practice for the first time in his tenure as Caps coach. The reason, he said, was that he wanted time to thoroughly dissect the tape from last night's 4-3 loss before going ...
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Caps 4, Thrashers 3
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/30/2009 — Stop me if you've heard this one before: The Caps collect two points, but an uneven effort leaves Coach Bruce Boudreau fuming afterward. Well, it happened yet again. Before a paltry crowd tonight at Philips Arena, the Caps went up 3-0 on the Ilya ...
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voices.washingtonpost.com 28 days ago — @Fro: I didn't read the link you posted, but I did hear about this elsewhere. I've been to the NY State Fairgrounds for other events and can't quite picture it as having good sightlines for hockey. Posted by: tess2201 | November 16, 2009 1:01 PM | Ya- ...
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dcprosportsreport.com 10/5/2009 — Washington Capitals HC Bruce Boudreau was at the Redskins/Bucs game today along with several Caps players, including Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Mike Green.  Comcast Sportsnet talks with Boudreau.  Video includes Ovechkin, Green, and Backstrom kicking field goals.   ...
Quintin Laing of the Washington Capitals Has Swine FluBleacher Report - NHL 10/29/2009
  The Washington Capitals may be the illness of the NHL Eastern Conference, but even they aren’t immune from the H1N1 virus. Left wing Quintin Laing has been diagnosed with the illness, and will be apart from the team until he is symptom-free.  ...
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Quintin Laing is one of a handful of NHLers who have been diagnosed with swine flu, and the Caps are taking steps to prevent the virus from spreading. "I'm hoping to shake fewer hands," Coach Bruce Boudreau said. "It gets in your hands and fingers, ...
Fleischmann set to return; Varlamov to startCapitals Insider 10/29/2009
Tomas Fleischmann will make his season debut tonight in Atlanta, where the Caps will be looking to make it six in a row. What's not known about Fleischmann, though, is how much he's going to play in his return from deep vein thrombosis. "There's two ...
Morning roundup: Six in a rowCapitals Insider 10/30/2009
(Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) After jumping out to a three-goal lead last night in Atlanta, the Caps got a little complacent, letting up late in the second period and escaping with a 4-3 win over the Thrashers. From the game story: In the first period, ...
Tonight's lineup: Islanders at CapsCapitals Insider 10/30/2009
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