Since the end of the season, the position that has been weakened the most on the Capitals has undoubtedly been the defense. Losing Schmidt, Alzner and Shattenkirk looks really bad on paper and raises quite a few questions: “Who is going to take Alzner’s heavy minutes?”, “Is Carlson good enough to anchor a second pair with a rookie?”, “Will the rookies be good enough?”, “Is Orpik going to be an anchor (the bad kind though) on the third pair?”. Well, let’s try to answer these questions. Continue reading
In 1932, Milton S. Hershey had a grand vision and established the Hershey Hockey Club, starting what would become a rich and storied hockey tradition. Originally the Hershey B’ars, they competed in the Tri-State Hockey League and the Eastern Amateur Hockey League before eventually joining the AHL for the 1938-1939 season.
