Professional Women’s Hockey Is Coming to the D.C. Area
Riley Chadwick grew up in Annapolis with little exposure to women’s hockey outside of the Olympics. And even though Chadwick competed as a goalie for the women’s club hockey team at the University of Maryland, she never saw herself represented on the ice. This weekend, the 24-year-old Chadwick will finally get that chance. From March…
Capitals Near Full Strength for First Time All Season as Team Makes Playoff Push
At a Presidents’ Day skate following the weekend off, the Washington Capitals displayed something fans have yet to see this season: a full lineup. For the first time during the 2021-22 season, the Caps had all of their skaters on the ice for practice. Though all players aren’t completely healthy, it was a major step…
The Capitals Have a Power Play Problem
Over the past month and a half, inconsistency and frustration have risen at both ends of the ice for the Washington Capitals. The team has lost more games than it has won, and it’s clear the Capitals power play needs a lot of work. The players know there’s a problem, and are turning to each…
Nicklas Bäckström Is Starting to Find His Rhythm With the Capitals
After the Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators in overtime Saturday at Capital One Arena, Garnet Hathaway couldn’t stop talking about his teammate, Nicklas Bäckström. Bäckström had just scored the decisive goal in the 3-2 overtime win. “Yeah, you’re just seeing Nicklas Bäckström, right? What an unbelievable player,” Hathaway said. The game marked for another…
Howard Men’s Basketball Becomes Latest Local Team to Pause Activities Due to COVID-19
This post has been updated with new information from the NHL and the Maryland and American University men’s basketball teams. On Wednesday, the Howard University men’s basketball program became the latest local team to cancel or postpone activities due a surge of positive COVID-19 cases. In a press release, the athletics department announced that all…
Capitals Rookies Step Up As Team Deals With Multiple Injuries
For the Washington Capitals, the kids are more than all right. Prior to this season, there weren’t many vacancies on the Capitals roster. The lineup seemed set, with rookies Connor McMichael and Martin Fehérváry expected to work toward making the NHL jump. Fast forward a few months, and the Capitals are dealing with injuries and…
At Age 36, Alex Ovechkin Is Off to the Best Start of His Career
No matter how much time goes by, Alex Ovechkin seems to remain in classic form. Still sporting his signature yellow laces and missing-tooth smile, the Washington Capitals captain is continuing to defy expectations and, in a way, time itself. Ovechkin, who proclaimed at the start of the season that he was “still young,” is playing…
Capitals Rookie Hendrix Lapierre Quickly Proving He Belongs in the NHL
For a split second Wednesday night, Washington Capitals rookie Hendrix Lapierre lay flat on his back on the ice before T.J. Oshie forcefully yanked him up by his jersey onto his skates. Neither could stop smiling. Lapierre, in his NHL debut, had just scored his first NHL goal, and the 18,000-plus fans inside Capital One…
For Capitals’ Lars Eller, the Offseason Involves Playing Plenty of Tennis
Lars Eller is a serious tennis fan. The 32-year-old Washington Capitals center tries to watch all of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments on TV, and back when he played for the Montreal Canadiens, Eller and his wife, Julie, attended the ATP Tour event the city hosts a few times. Eller also played tennis growing up…
With New Contract, Alex Ovechkin Can Stake His Claim as the Greatest Pro Athlete in D.C. Sports History
When Alex Ovechkin signed his 5-year, $47.5 million contract extension on July 21, it all but guaranteed that he will retire having spent his entire NHL career with the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin, 35, will have played 21 seasons by then, and even if he never wins another Stanley Cup, he will likely have cemented his…
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