Author Archives: Jon Sorensen

About Jon Sorensen

Jon has been a Caps fan since day one, attending his first game at the Capital Centre in 1974. His passion for the Caps has grown over the decades, which has included time as a season ticket holder, social media and community organizer, and most recently led to the founding of NoVa Caps in 2014. Jon earned a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering at Old Dominion University, and is a Systems Engineer during intermissions, which has been instrumental in supporting his Capitals habit.

Washington Capitals’ Prospect Garrett Pilon Is Making Moves In The AHL

Posted on March 16, 2019

Photo: Tori Hartman It’s no secrete that many of the Washington Capitals prospects in the AHL are starting to heat-up in 2019. The Bears recently set an organizational record for consecutive games with points, and as a result, have risen … Continue reading →

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The Bears Fall To Marlies 5-4 in Overtime; Devante Smith-Pelly Scores Again; Liam O’Brien Ejected From Game

Posted on March 15, 2019

Photo: Tori Hartman The Hershey Bears fell to the Toronto Marlies 5-4 in overtime Friday night at Giant Center in Hershey. The overtime loss drops the Bears record to 34-22-3-4 (75 points) on the season. The Bears wrap-up their weekend … Continue reading →

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Bears Rally To Beat Thunderbirds 5-3; Devante Smith-Pelly Scores Again

Posted on March 13, 2019

Photo: Tori Hartman The Hershey Bears rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Springfield Thunderbirds 5-3 Wednesday night at Giant Center in Hershey. The win improves the Bears record to 34-22-2-4 on the season. The Bears are back in … Continue reading →

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Penguins Rally To Beat Capitals, 5-3; Jakub Vrana Scores Two Goals; Alex Ovechkin Records 1,200th NHL Point

Posted on March 12, 2019

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images The Pittsburgh Penguins rallied with four unanswered goals to beat the Washington Capitals 5-3, Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. The loss drops the Capitals record to 41-22-7 (89 points) on the season, and ends … Continue reading →

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Capitals Ground Jets 3-1; Pheonix Copley Strong In Goal

Posted on March 10, 2019

Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 Sunday evening at Capital One Arena. The win improves the Capitals record to 41-21-7 (89 points) on the season. The win is also the Capitals … Continue reading →

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Bears Beat Wolf Pack 5-3; Devante Smith-Pelly Scores Hat Trick For Hershey

Posted on March 10, 2019

Photo: Hartford Wolf Pack The Hershey Bears beat the Hartford Wolf Pack 5-3 Sunday afternoon at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The win improves the Bears record to 33-22-2-4 (72 points) on the season. The Bears are back in … Continue reading →

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Bears Fall To Bruins 4-3 in Overtime; Riley Barber Scores Two Goals

Posted on March 9, 2019

Photo: Providence Bruins The Hershey Bears fell to the Providence Bruins 4-3 in overtime Saturday night at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The loss drops the Bears record to 32-22-2-4 (70 points) on the season. The loss … Continue reading →

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Capitals Prospect Axel Jonsson-Fjällby Finally Breaks Out Of Scoring Slump

Posted on March 9, 2019

Photo: Erik Simander/TT This season hasn’t been what Axel Jonsson-Fjällby had hoped for at all. We have been over it several times already, with only two games left until the SHL playoffs, the goal column was blank. Until tonight – … Continue reading →

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Capitals Prospect Alex Alexeyev Goes Down With Apparent Knee Injury

Posted on March 9, 2019

Photo: @Vancan19 It’s been a tough year for the Washington Capitals 2018 first round draft pick, Alexander Alexeyev. The 2018-2019 season has seen the 6’-4” defenseman suffer a long string of injuries. Friday night against the Brandon Wheat Kings may … Continue reading →

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Braden Holtby Ties Franchise Record For Shutouts

Posted on March 8, 2019

It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but the Capitals managed to take care of business against the woefully depleted New Jersey Devils 3-0 Friday night at Capital One Arena. However, Capitals netminder Braden Holtby was sharp, pitching his third shutout … Continue reading →

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