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I sat down for last night’s game confident that the Caps were going to lose to the highest scoring monster in the Eastern Conference. The Caps came limping into Verizon with 10 players on their injury list, and have been playing up and down hockey recently. Contrarily, Boston, tied for second place in the league, … Read more
The Washington Capitals had an up and down week, going 2-2 in their four games. Even though the Caps only came away with four of the possible eight points from last week, they still managed to improve their lead in the Southeast by one point. The Caps also increased their already impressive injury list … Read more
History was made at Giant Center tonight when the Hershey Bears set a new franchise record with their 11th straight victory, scratching out a 3-0 win over the Norfolk Admirals. Head coach Bob Woods, the club’s 22nd bench boss, was understandably impressed with the achievement, considering the recent roster shuffling. “It’s awesome,“ said Woods, whose … Read more
Even though the faces keep changing, the results stayed the same as the Hershey Bears reeled off their tenth straight win at Giant Center, downing the Hartford Wolfpack, 4-2. Six new faces have graced the Bears’ roster since the inception of the club’s ten game winning streak, including that of Maxime Lacroix , who started … Read more
I just received this note from the Caps. Anyone attending tonight’s Capitals-Islanders tilt will want to read this: Street Closures & Parking Restrictions For 2008 Pageant of Peace. (Washington, D.C.) The Metropolitan Police Department has provided the following information regarding street closures and parking restrictions for the 2008 Pageant of Peace on Thursday, December 4, … Read more
My mother always told me “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Unfortunately, Mom probably didn’t realize I’d take up sports-writing as a hobby, and that part of sports-writing is that you have to say some not nice things. Especially when your team goes out and plays a game like the … Read more
The Washington Capitals started last week off with the last of their five-game road swing in a 3-4 loss to Minnesota. They brought in some much needed help on Wednesday and kept their record of no regulation losses at home in tact by winning the next two at Verizon. They then ended their week with … Read more
For Bob Woods’ Hershey Bears, the challenge is to make the “Sweetest Place on Earth” a place where visiting teams are not made to feel very welcome, particularly in the early minutes of the game. On Sunday, after once again scoring within the first three minutes and one second, as they have in 6 of … Read more
The Hershey Bears did not score until four minutes and 30 seconds of the second period in last night’s grueling overtime game against the Albany River Rats in Albany when Alexandre Giroux lit the lamp. However, Saturday night at Giant Center, Giroux found himself at the forefront of the Bears’ early first period offensive onslaught, … Read more
On this Black Friday, the Hershey Bears traveled to Albany, shopping for their 7th consecutive win without the core four that were missing in Wednesday’s game against Binghamton. Making Hershey’s task more difficult was the recall of their captain, Bryan Helmer, to the Washington Capitals. However, the team relied on solid defense, limiting the Albany … Read more