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LA Kings name Terry Murray as their new head coach

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: July 18, 2008 · Comments (0)

I agree with AP, Murray will need all the luck in the world when it comes to his new job. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Good luck, Terry Murray. You've just been hired for the toughest job in the National Hockey League. That's what Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi... [Full Story]

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Ron Wilson becomes new Toronto Maple Leafs coach

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 10, 2008

He was fired by San Jose less than a month ago. From AP- TORONTO -- Ron Wilson was introduced Tuesday as the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, less than a month after he was fired by the San Jose Sharks. The 53-year-old Wilson appeared at a Tuesday news... [Full Story]

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Florida Panthers- Too little Too late

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 5, 2008

My favorite hockey team did something last night they seldom do. Beat Carolina in Carolina. RALEIGH, N.C. - Nathan Horton had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat Carolina 4-3 on Friday night to prevent the Hurricanes from clinching the Southeast Division. Radek Dvorak added a goal... [Full Story]

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Capitals Alex Ovechkin scores 60th goal of the season

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 22, 2008

At the same time Washington drew closer to a Eastern conference playoff berth. From AP- ATLANTA - Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's first 60-goal scorer in 12 years by netting two Friday night in the Washington Capitals' comeback 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Ovechkin beat goalie Kari Lehtonen in... [Full Story]

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Washington Capitals get goalie Huet from Montreal

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 27, 2008

This trade is a real head scratcher. WASHINGTON - The Washington Capitals have acquired goalie Cristobal Huet from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2009 second-round draft pick. The deal Tuesday comes a few hours before the deadline for making trades in the NHL. Huet has been Montreal's No. 1 goalie... [Full Story]

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Vancouver trades Cooke to Washington for Pettinger

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 27, 2008

Both team's coaches won't have a hard time learning their new player's first name. From the Canadian Press- VANCOUVER - Matt Pettinger is heading back to British Columbia. The Vancouver Canucks acquired him from the Washington Capitals on Tuesday for winger Matt Cooke. Both players are leaving the only NHL... [Full Story]

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Post NHL All-Star game playoff assessment- Eastern Conference

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 30, 2008

From top to bottom, the standings Ottawa Senators 51 32-15-4-68 Montréal Canadiens 50-27-15-8-62 Philadelphia Flyers 49-28-16-5-61 Pittsburgh Penguins 50 28-18-4-60 New Jersey Devils 50-28-19-3-59 Boston Bruins 50-26-19-5-57 New York Islanders 51-24-21-6-54 New York Rangers 52-24-22-6- 54 Carolina Hurricanes 53-25-24-4-54 Washington Capitals 51-23-23-5-51 Atlanta Thrashers 52-23-25-4-50 Buffalo Sabres 49-22-21-6-50 Florida Panthers... [Full Story]

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Alex Ovechkin signs 13-year contract with the Washington Capitals

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 11, 2008

It is Hockey's first 9 digit contract. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alexander the Great has a contract worthy of his nickname -- the first $100 million deal in NHL history. Alex Ovechkin signed a $124 million, 13-year contract extension Thursday with the Washington Capitals, a handsome reward for the charismatic Russian... [Full Story]

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Are the 2007-08 Florida Panthers over the hump?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 21, 2007

They won last night, marking for the fist time this season that the team has a winning record. Thursday night's Panthers-Hurricanes game might as well have been played on a roller coaster, it had so many ups and downs. In the end, the final up went to Florida, which registered... [Full Story]

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Gonchar to be traded to Boston

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: March 3, 2004

A sign at the MCI Center during the Capitals-Panthers game. The Capitals were shut out, 1-0. Per Canadian sports site tsn.ca Sergei Gonchar has been traded to the Boston Bruins. Per tsn.ca All that is required to make the transaction official is the trade conference call that registers the... [Full Story]

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Short their best offensive player, the Capitals beat the Devils

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: February 20, 2004

For the first time since the 80's (except for that little holdout thing when he played with the IHL Detroit Vipers), Peter Bondra was not playing hockey in a Capitals uniform. He was in Ottawa, wearing number 10, for the Ottawa Senators, following a trade the previous night. The fans... [Full Story]

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Jagr to NY Rangers

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: January 23, 2004

The Washington Capitals have traded Jaromir Jagr to the New York Rangers for former Capital Anson Carter, according to the Washington POST.... [Full Story]

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Capitals fire Cassidy; Defenseman Witt out for possibly a week.

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: December 10, 2003

Capitals General Manager George McPhee announced Bruce (Butch) Cassidy will be replaced by Glen Hanlon as head coach of the Capitals. The official announcement will be at 3:30 PM (Eastern). A small press release is available on the Capitals website. In other news, Defenseman Brendan Witt was injured in the... [Full Story]

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Capitals week in Review

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: November 9, 2003

Referee Craig Spada waves off Peter Bondra's apparent game-tying goal after a five-plus minute review, and the Capitals fell to the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, in Washington. The Capitals continued their inconsistent play in their three games the past week. On Tuesday, they put forth a terrific, 60-minute effort... [Full Story]

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Washington defeats Tampa Bay, 5-1

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: November 5, 2003

A dead-last team isn't supposed to beat an unbeaten team. Well, sometimes it happens--that's why they play the game. Last night, the dead-last Capitals spanked the formerly unbeaten Tampa Bay Lightning, and they did it using their supposed missing elements. Their scorers scored, their defenders defended, and their goaltender tended... [Full Story]

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Five Capitals on All-Star Ballot

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: November 3, 2003

Five members of the Washington Capitals are included on the ballot for the 2004 NHL All-Star game (February 8, 2004, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota). Forwards Robert Lang (C), Peter Bondra(RW) & Jaromir Jager(RW), defenseman Sergei Gonchar, and goaltender Olie Kolzing are the five players representing... [Full Story]

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Capitals end 8-game winless streak

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: November 1, 2003

Alexander Semin's first NHL goal was the game-winner as dead-last Washington defeated Atlanta, 2-1, in Washington. With Ilya Kovalchuk in the penalty box for roughing, Robert Lang took the faceoff and carried it to Semin at the red line. Semin took the puck down the right side, deked it past... [Full Story]

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Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 25, 2003

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