Author Archives: Diane Doyle

About Diane Doyle

Been a Caps fan since November 1975 when attending a game with my then boyfriend and now husband.

John Carlson To Play In 1,000th Career NHL Regular Season Game

On Saturday night, when the Washington Capitals host the Boston Bruins, Capitals defenseman, John Carlson, will play in his 1,000th NHL career regular-season game. He has spent his entire career with the Capitals. Carlson reflected on his upcoming milestone earlier … Continue reading

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T.J. Oshie To Play in 1,000th Career NHL Game

On Saturday night, when the Washington Capitals visit the Vancouver Canucks, Capitals forward, T.J. Oshie will play in his 1,000th career NHL game. He played his entire career with two teams, the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals.

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Monthly Report For Capitals College Prospects: Ryan Leonard Remains Hot

Screen cap: Boston College Athletics February marked the last full month of the regular season for hockey players playing in the NCAA, including Washington Capitals prospects Ryan Leonard, David Gucciardi, Ryan Chesley, Chase Clark, Brent Johnson, and Joaquim “Jo” Lemay. … Continue reading

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Monthly Report For Capitals Prospects Playing In The CHL: Cam Allen Returns, Brett Hyland Named Captain, Andrew Cristall, Patrick Thomas Continue Impressive Scoring Pace

Photo credit: Steve Dunsmoor The Washington Capitals currently have seven prospects playing in Canada’s major junior leagues: the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJML). The prospects in those leagues … Continue reading

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Capitals CHL Prospects Monthly Report: Andrew Cristall Continues Scoring Pace, Alexander Suzdalev Settles In With Saskatoon, Cam Allen Returns From Shoulder Surgery

Photo: Saskatoon Blades The Canadian major junior hockey leagues (CHL) continued their play in January following the Christmas and New Years holiday break. January was notable for one prospect returning to Canadian Junior Hockey after playing hockey in Sweden (Alexander … Continue reading

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Capitals Prospects In Europe – Monthly Report: December, 2023

Nova Caps has reorganized their monthly prospect reporting this season in order to better assess each prospect by relative leagues and levels of play to provide a more concise and relative analysis of each of the Capitals prospects: The (AHL) … Continue reading

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Monthly Report For Capitals Prospects In The Canadian Junior Hockey Leagues — December 2023

Photo: Tri-City Americans The Canadian major junior hockey leagues (CHL) continued their play in December, generally through December 15, but then took a break for the Christmas holiday, with play resuming after Christmas.

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Reviewing Current Value In Capitals Drafts from 2013-2017 – Little Lasting Impact

 Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Statistically, ages 25-29 tend to be an age when hockey players are approaching or have already reached their professional peak. Ideally, a team would like much of their core to be in that age bracket.

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Monthly Report For Capitals Prospects In The Canadian Junior Hockey Leagues — November 2023

Photo Credit: Larry Brunt / Spokane Chiefs The Canadian major junior hockey leagues continued their play in November, through the holiday known as Day of Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day in the United States. The ones capable of … Continue reading

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Alexander Semin Scores Twice On Veterans’ Day at Verizon Center: Retro Recap – Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders – November 11, 2009

Photo: Greg Fiume/Getty Images vis Sportsnet The Washington Capitals have had some very interesting games take place on Veteran’s Day throughout their history. Their game of November 11, 2009 against the New York Islanders was no exception.

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