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Last January, Capitals defenseman Mike Green underwent surgery for a sports hernia after being sidelined with a groin injury for most of the 2011-2012 season. He returned to action for the Capitals' playoff run but was clearly not completely healthy. A year later, Green has totally recovered from the surgery. The long absence from a grueling NHL schedule allowed Green to mend completely. "I think that [with] the season not starting on time I've had a chance to kind of heal from my surgery. I've been training hard, so I'm ready." Structure is a large part of a professional athlete's life both during a season and in the off season, and NHL players had been missing that component during the lockout,as teams were not allowed to run official team practices. Green said even though he skated during the lockout, it was significantly lacking structure. "For us to get back on...
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Tim Hunter will be joining Adam Oates and Calle Johansson as an assistant coach for the Washington Capitals this upcoming season. No relation to Dale Hunter. Or the Hunter brand. Or Tim Gunn, for that matter. Now that we have that cleared up, here are the facts, one of them being he had an eagle beak implanted on his nose. Read for more.
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During development camp, newly hired head coach Adam Oates stated, “For me, it’s vital who my assistants are going to be because it’s my first job…To have a guy that played in the game that I’ve had some personal time with, is very important to me.” Hm. Four days later Calle Johansson was announced as Oates’ right-hand man. Here are the facts: Born in Gothenburg, Sweden on February 14, 1967. We’ll be celebrating Valentine’s Day next year with Carl Christian Johansson Valentine cards Played for 3 different NHL teams over 17 seasons, starting in Buffalo and ending in Toronto. The 15 seasons in between were spent in Washington. His thoughts on that last half season in Toronto? “It’s weird having another uniform on to be honest with you. I never felt quite comfortable. It was fun to play in Toronto…But to put that jersey on, I never felt really comfortable.” ‘Atta...
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Another hot and muggy summer here in the District, another team crowned Stanley Cup Champions, and another offseason full of trades and free agent shake ups across the league. Come October (fingers crossed!!) Adam Oates will set out to lead our Caps through another grueling season, aiming for the ultimate prize next spring. Before I began to write about the new Caps head coach, I first wanted to get an idea of the kind of player he had been. Unfortunately, I’m a fairly new acquisition to the world of hockey fandom, so I turned to some more seasoned fans from around the league to paint a picture: “Where do I start? Growing up he was my favorite player behind Messier and Lemieux. I probably have almost 100 of his trading cards. He was respected throughout the league as one of the best pure passers, probably second only next to Gretzky....
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