puckheadsthoughts.com - 6/28/2009
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With their seven picks in seven rounds, the Washington Capitals took three defensemen, two centers and two wingers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft this weekend. They picked a player each from Sweden, Russia and the United States, and the other four were Canadian. The Caps' picks average in height of ...
Two Former Caps/Bears sign elsewhere
dcprosportsreport.com 7/15/2009 — Two former Washington Capitals or Hershey Bears have signed elsewhere for next season. Dean Arsene, a perennial crowd favorite at the Giant Center in Hershey, has signed a two year deal with the Edmonton Oilers. Arsene, who turns 29 on July 20, played on an AHL one-way contract
last season. ...
A Great Goes Home
puckheadsthoughts.com 6/26/2009 — Sergei Fedorov is fulfilling the wishes of his father, playing on the same team as his brother Fedor. Since the Capitals have no desire to sign the Russian's brother, Fedorov makes the move to the KHL. It marks the second player to make the move to play on home soil as their contracts expires ...
Not All Prospects Are Drafted
puckheadsthoughts.com 7/11/2009 — This weekend we are taking a closer look at who will be attended the Capitals' development camp. This year's Development Camp starts on Monday, July 13. Included on the list of 24 players released are three players that were never drafted. One made a huge splash last summer and he is first on ...
See You At The Con
capitalskremlin.com 7/8/2009 — Put away your 12-sided dice, take off the cloak and don't expect any booth babes. It's time for a convention, but not an anime or gaming convention, it's the Capitals hockey convention!
On September 26, the Capitals will be hosting a convention devoted entirely to all things Washington ...
Drafting Well Is Now a Washington Hallmark
onfrozenblog.com 6/25/2009 —
Time was, drafting 24th in the first round as the Capitals will this Friday night, while a sign of standings success, was somewhat an occasion for frustration and lament -- all the really good ones are gone by then, generally. Not so now, not in ...
Capitals Select Marcus Johansson
capitalskremlin.com 6/27/2009 —
George McPhee wasted no time thanking the city of Montreal, congratulating the Pittsburgh Penguins or honoring recent hall-of-fame inductees when the Caps finally made their selection.
With the 24th pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, the Capitals selected Swedish center Marcus Johansson . ...
A Look At The Schedule: January
capitalskremlin.com 7/30/2009 — Hey look! New content! Alright my small hiatus is over and it's time to get back in the swing of daily content.
We've been taking a look at the schedule month-by-month as of late and so far its been quite a doozy. The Caps can't seem to catch an easy month, but in professional sports is there ...
Capitals Fan Draft Primer: 2009 Edition
japersrink.com 6/23/2009 — The season's over, the Cup has been awarded, the Rink Wraps are all but complete and the mind of hockey fans, both on SBN and elsewhere, are turning to the NHL draft. With that in mind, we here at Japers' Rink have put together a draft primer for ...
2009 Capitals Convention Announced
capitals.nhl.com 7/9/2009 — Are you looking for the best Capitals event ever to hit the D.C area? If so, we have exactly what you are looking for...The Capitals Convention! This event will be the most immersive Capitals and hockey experience ever. Press Release ...
After Draft, a Sense of Unfinished Business —
Capitals Insider 6/27/2009
Here's an early look at my story on the draft for tomorrow's paper: MONTREAL, June 27 -- The Washington Capitals completed a trade on the second day of the NHL draft. It's just not the one they had hoped to swing when the weekend began. General ...
NHL Draft Day 2: Live Updates —
Capitals Insider 6/27/2009
(Bruce Bennett - Getty Images) The second day of the draft has begun and the Caps have just selected puck-moving Russian defenseman Dmitri Orlov with the 55th pick. Orlov, who is listed at 6-feet, 197 pounds, plays for Novokuznetsk in the KHL and had ...
Caps Make Qualifying Offers —
Capitals Insider 6/29/2009
The Caps have extended qualifying offers to Chris Bourque, Eric Fehr, Boyd Gordon, Milan Jurcina, Shaone Morrisonn, Steve Pinizzotto, Jeff Schultz and Kyle Wilson, thus retaining the players' rights and severed ties with four others. Andrew Joudrey, ...
Washington Capitals Summer Round Up —
Bleacher Report - NHL 6/30/2009
Now that the 2009 NHL Draft is behind us, let's take a look at the Washington Capitals. This team has many needs, and would like to improve in a few areas. Progress was made in the 2008-2009 season, as the Capitals advanced to the second round of the ...
