President Barack Obama welcomed the Chicago Blackhawks to the White House on Friday to celebrate their 2010 Stanley Cup championship. Later, Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green and members of the ‘Hawks joined Michelle Obama to encourage kids to get fit as part of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign. Read more about the day at The [...]
The Capitals took the ice on Wednesday at the Chevy Chase Club’s outdoor rink in preparation for the Winter Classic, just two days away.
The month of Movember may have officially come to a close, but that hasn’t stopped some members of the Washington Capitals from hanging on to their mustaches for the time being. The players originally grew the staches as part of a month-long charity drive to raise funds to fight prostate cancer. But now that the [...]
7 members of the Washington Capitals are growing mustaches during the month of November to support the Movember charity, which supports programs that help fight cancers affecting men. The Caps play their last game of the month tonight so we checked in on the status of their ‘staches.
HERSHEY, PA – Semyon Varlamov took the ice at Giant Center on Veterans’ Day and he did so wearing his new goalie mask, which boasts a prominent American theme. It features a Bald Eagle and an American flag on one side and the Capital dome and the likeness of George Washington on the reverse side. The top has [...]
This time was different. After unexpectedly entering Friday’s game against Boston and picking up his first NHL victory Braden Holtby knew he was going to start Sunday night. But the forewarning wasn’t necessarily a positive development for the Capitals netminder. “I don’t know if was good or bad. I think it was an extra hour [...]
The Washington Capitals have traded for Blues Left Winger D.J. King. St. Louis will receive prospect Stefan Della Rovere in return. The news was first reported by Andy Strickland on Twitter and has since been confirmed by the Capitals.
The Washington Capitals announced Tuesday evening that they have resigned forward Tomas Fleischmann to a 1 year contract avoiding a salary arbtration meeting, which was scheduled for Wednesday in Toronto, Ontario. The club did not disclose how much the deal is worth, but Tarik El-Bashir is reporting that Fleischmann will receive 2.6 million dollars next season. [...]