Caps Snaps

Capitals practice 4/1; Mike Green participates

Chris — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:28:34 +0000

It was a special day at Kettler Capitals Iceplex so head on over to RMNB to read about and look at pictures of that too.

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Capitals practice, 3/21

Chris — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:27:30 +0000

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Caps rock the green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day

Chris — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:35:39 +0000

No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. The Caps did indeed wear these pretty awful — in my opinion — jerseys for warm-ups. I never really got the huge deal the professional sports league make out of St. Patrick’s day. Oh well.

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Obama welcomes the Blackhawks to the White House (Mike Green too)

Chris — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:57:37 +0000

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 New York Times and Russian Machine Never Breaks.

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Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz.

Caps Honor Armed Forces

Chris — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:41:30 +0000

The Caps wore camouflage jerseys during warmups to honor the U.S. Armed Forces on Salute to the Military Night. They later beat the Blues 3-2.

Rangers at Capitals, 2/25

Chris — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:58:31 +0000

It’s been awhile, eh? Coming off a long road trip, the Caps took on the Rangers Friday night and it um, didn’t go so well. But hey, the pictures were taken before the game so should be able to continue reading without sobbing uncontrollably.

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Caps beat Pens, 3-0, on Super Sunday

Chris — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:34:44 +0000

Washington faced-off against their arch-rival Pittsburgh Penguins on Super Bowl Sunday, taking the game, 3-0.

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2011 AHL Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Chris — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:17:56 +0000

Mike Emrick opens the ceremonies.

AHL President Dave Andrews speaks.

Nick Kypreos and Olie Kolzig speak:

Bruce Boudreau delivers his keynote address:

Former Hershey Bear Mitch Lamoureux is inducted:

Emrick closes the event:

2011 AHL All-Star Skills Competition

Chris — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:01:54 +0000

Introductions:

Puck Control Relay:

Fastest Skater:

Rapid Fire:

Hardest Shot:

Accuracy Shooting:

Pass and Score:

Breakaway Relay:

Awards ceremony:

Autograph signing:

Capitals face Habs, Dino Ciccarelli honored

Chris — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:16:23 +0000

The Capitals took a 2-0 lead on Montreal but couldn’t put them away as the Canadiens came back to defeat Washington, 3-2, in a shootout. Before the game the Caps honored former player Dino Ciccarelli who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last November.

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