TheHogs.net is proud to announce the launch of the second ever THN On Ice podcast. Joining Scott Hurrey and I on the show was a very special guest this week – Washington Capitals owner Mr. Ted Leonsis. Other guests included Eric McErlain from Off Wing Opinion and THN’s Hershey Bears beat reporter John Sparenberg with … Read more
TheHogs.net is proud to announce the release of the first ever THN On Ice podcast. Joining Mark and I on the first show was THN Hershey Bears beat reporter John Sparenberg with the Capitals Farm Report and Washington Capitals Senior Writer Mike Vogel. Download the show here Be sure to check in for next week’s … Read more
The Washington Capitals are off to a 3-0 start for the first time since the 2002-03 season. That season, Jaromir Jagr led the Caps to the playoffs, the last time the franchise qualified for the post-season. In 1997-98, the team started 4-0, and played their way to the Stanley Cup finals, thanks in large part … Read more
Way back in 2004 when the Washington Redskins announced the return of Joe Gibbs, most Redskins fans’ initial reaction was to start thinking about Super Bowl glory. My first thought was of Joe Bugel. When I heard the announcement in the car at 11:45pm on WTOP, I said out loud, “Surely I misheard that. If … Read more
The Washington Capitals opened the 2007 pre-season strong, but cannot hold on, as Erik Cole tallied with just 47.2 ticks left in overtime. The Caps, skating without the top line of Ovechkin, Semin and Nylander, took control early, building a 2-0 lead after two periods on Mike Green’s unassisted goal with less than two minutes … Read more
With the start of the 2007 NFL season looming, it takes a lot to change the water cooler conversation away from the latest power rankings or who will be the biggest surprise team in the playoffs this year. Appalachian State did just that. If you have been living in a cave for the past week, … Read more
For those that thought the preseason match up between the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens would be a game of intensity and defensive will, the two quarters of football played at soggy FedEx Field was what it was billed to be. Unfortunately for those fans in attendance, Mother Nature was the most dominant player on … Read more
No one on the Washington Redskins was more disappointed in the way last season went than Brandon Lloyd. Lloyd came from a re-building team in San Francisco to a Super Bowl contender from the year before dreaming of chance to help put that team over the hump and into the big dance. That chance never … Read more
The Washington Redskins announced the signings of the remainder of the team’s second day draft picks, allowing the team to focus on signing first-rounder LaRon Landry. The Skins selected Dallas Sartz in the fifth round on this year’s draft. Sartz, who has taken some good-natured ribbing from fans because of his first name, led USC … Read more
On Wednesday, the Washington Capitals released the schedule for the upcoming 2007-08 season, including the pre-season games. The complete schedule can be found at the bottom of this article, but let us take a look at some of the highlights. The Caps open up with seven pre-season games, three of which are in the friendly … Read more