Author Archives: Michael Fleetwood
Carl Hagelin on Career-Ending Injury: “All The Guys on the Team Said It Was One of the Scariest Things They’d Seen or Heard”
After a long and storied NHL career, former Washington Capitals forward and longtime NHLer Carl Hagelin retiredCarl Hagelin Announces Retirement From NHL from professional hockey after the 2022-23 season, a decision that was partly due to the severe eye injury … Continue reading
Welcome Back Tiger! Washington Capitals Pay Tribute To Stanley Cup Hero Lars Eller On Opening Night Against Pittsburgh
Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals’ much-anticipated Opening Night brought with it a number of headlines, among some personnel shuffling prior to puck drop, the first game for Head Coach Spencer Carbery, and come game time, a tribute to longtime Center … Continue reading
The Last Line: The Washington Capitals’ Fourth-Line Looks To Continue Effectiveness Under Spencer Carbery
Joe Noyes/NoVa Caps While the Washington Capitals have undergone a number of changes since their 2018 Stanley Cup championship, including the addition of their fourth head coach in that time in Spencer Carbery, one constant in the twists and turns … Continue reading
“That’s A Pretty Special Captain”: Spencer Carbery Analyzes His First Day of Training Camp As Head Coach of the Capitals, First Impressions of Alex Ovechkin
Screenshot: Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals’ busy offseason ushered in a new chapter of the team in the Alex Ovechkin era, with the hiring of former farmhand Spencer Carbery as the team’s newest Head Coach. The first bench boss born … Continue reading
Capitalizing on Opportunity: Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan Emphasizes Clean Slate For Team In First Training Camp Under Spencer Carbery
Screenshot: Washington Capitals While the Washington Capitals have much to prove following a disappointing 2022-23 season and a change behind the bench, as the team commenced their 2023 training camp today at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, the organization seems determined to … Continue reading
“That Experience Winning, It’s Different Watching Them”: Capitals Assistant GM Ross Mahoney Highlights Changes Of Team’s Prospects
Screenshot: Washington Capitals After a longer-than-wished for offseason, the Washington Capitals kicked off the start of the 2023-24 season with the arrival of the team’s rookies and prospects at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland ahead of training camp in … Continue reading
OHL’s Niagara IceDogs Hire Former Capitals, NHL Head Coach Bruce Boudreau As Senior Advisor
Niagara IceDogs/X The Ontario Hockey League’s Niagara IceDogs announced that they have hired former longtime NHL head coach Bruce Boudreau as a Senior Advisor to the team.
Looking Back At the Capital Centre: Local Non-Profit Putting Together Retrospective on Capitals’ First Arena
Photo: University of Maryland/University Libraries While Capital One Arena has served as the Washington Capitals’ home arena for nearly 30 years (opening as MCI Center in 1997), many fans who were around before then will recall the days of the … Continue reading
Rasmus Sandin On Playing For Spencer Carbery: “I Think He’s Going to Do Great Things For Us, I’m Really Excited To Play For Him Again”
Screenshot: Sportsnet/32 Thoughts The Washington Capitals’ are less than two months away from their opening game of the 2023-24 season and the club will be entering the new campaign with a wave of young prospects knocking on the lineup door … Continue reading
Longtime Capitals’ Reporter Al Koken To Be Inducted Into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Silver Circle
Photo: @MonSportsNet/X Of all the people covering Washington Capitals hockey, no one may be more familiar with the club than longtime reporter and analyst “Smokin” Al Koken. A staple in the coverage of the District’s NHL club, Koken has been … Continue reading