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Brianna Decker Out For Remainder Of Olympics Following Horrible Injury

Photo: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images Team USA’s Brianna Decker was stretchered off the ice on Thursday after suffering a  severe leg injury in the team’s opening game at the Beijing Olympics.

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Festivus – Airing of Grievances – December 23, 2021 Edition

Photo: Margaret Norton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images December 23 is the day that the non-commercial holiday of Festivus is celebrated, and one of the practices of Festivus is the Airing of Grievances. And even though the Capitals are off … Continue reading

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Report: IIHF President Luc Tardiff Will Not Lift Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Suspension For Olympics

Russian media outlets reported on Thursday that Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov will not be permitted to play for the Russian national team at the 2022 Olympics.

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Ilya Kovalchuk Continues Efforts To Try And Lift Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Suspension From International Play In Time For Upcoming Olympics

Photo: @Capitals Former Washington Capitals forward and current manager of the Russian national hockey team, Ilya Kovalchuk, has been busy preparing for the upcoming Olympics in February. As part of his duties as manager of the National team, Kovalchuk is … Continue reading

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Ilya Samsonov Will Start Against Panthers Tonight: News From Morning Skate In Sunrise

The Washington Capitals departed for the Sunshine State immediately following their 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh on Sunday. Following a day off in Florida  on Monday the team was back to work Tuesday morning for their gameday … Continue reading

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Alex Ovechkin Named to Russian Olympic Team

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was one of the three players selected to the Russian Olympic Committee’s initial roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Ovechkin will be joined by Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevski and forward Nikita … Continue reading

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Schedule For 2022 Olympic Hockey Released

Photo:; NHL via Getty Images The game schedules for the men’s ice hockey tournaments at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games were unveiled on Thursday.

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Team USA Announces Assistant Coaches For 2022 Winter Olympics

Hours after the NHL and NHLPA announced that NHL players will be allowed to participate in the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics, USA Hockey finalized its coaching staff, naming their assistant coaches for Team USA. Former Washington Capitals’ head coach Todd … Continue reading

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Denmark And Slovakia Punch Their Tickets To 2022 Winter Olympics

Photo: Oksana Dzadan/AP The NHL has still yet to confirm if their players will be participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in February, but decision is expected to come next week. However, we do know the countries that … Continue reading

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Martin Fehervary Is Disappointed He Is Missing The Olympic Qualifiers, But He Will Be Ready For Capitals Training Camp

Photo: Team Slovakia He’s been working out and skating since early summer. Slovakian National Team head coach Craig Ramsay was counting on him as one of the leaders of the defense for Team Slovakia in this weekend’s Olympic qualification tournament.

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