We had the pleasure to recently talk with Jason Chimera at Kettler after a game with college kids. The following is the full transcript from the interview. Read more here.
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We all saw this happening, with a false alarm happening earlier this year when Maria was spotted with a ring on the traditional American ring finger. Well, looks like the news is real. Ovechkin and Kirilenko are engaged. To add to the fact today is Black Monday in the sports community, this news only makes those that were eyeing Ovi's love mega depressed. News first broke over on Twitter with IMG president, David Abrutyn@davidabrutyn Congratulations to @ovi8 and @mkirilenko on their engagement!! — david abrutyn (@davidabrutyn) December 31, 2012 Then Ovi posted this photo up on Twitter Then this tweet! ZOMG WEDDING OF THE CENTURY! (Of course we are only playing into the hype of this awesome news in good sensationalist fashion) We are engaged !!!!!!! ))))))))) — Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) December 31, 2012 Congrats Ovi and Maria! You will make a very athletic family and will hopefully prevent any...
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We here at Hockey Shopped are far too familiar with eBay and browsing it for good hockey finds. If you are an old man Knuble fan or apart of the now defunct Knuble Knights, did we find a gem. Click More for details.
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HIFK won against Tappara 5-1 in the last home game of 2012. The game held particular significance to both teams as they were separated by only two points in the league. Tappara had won both of their previous encounters this season.
More+We'd like to take the opportunity to just say, Merry Christmas and have a happy New Year! As a hockey blog site, we are only 4 months old and this may have not been the best time to start a blog, but we are making due. We have made new friends in the media, have received pointers, and are proud of the strides we have made in this short time. The new year will hopefully produce a new CBA, a hockey season and more! Stay safe and keep your passion up around hockey.
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Kettler Iceplex was the scene of a rare sight Friday morning. Capitals players John Carlson, Jay Beagle, Jason Chimera, Brooks Laich, ex-Cap Jeff Halpern and retired Capital Peter Bondra took to the ice for a pickup game with a few college players (including both George McPhee's son, Graham McPhee, and Peter Bondra's son) from NVCC, Michigan State, Princeton and the University of Connecticut, to name a few. John Carlson tweeted Thursday evening that he and a few other locked out players and teammates would be scrimmaging local college hockey players at 8:30 a.m on Friday at Kettler. Considering hockey fans in the D.C. area have been deprived of hockey for going on four months, this was a welcome distraction to the lockout. After the scrimmage, a few players worked on shooting drills and then gathered in the Kettler lobby to sign autographs and talk to fans. Jason Chimera spoke with...
More+The NHL is still holding onto it's season with it's latest announcement. Read more below. This just sucks.
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HIFK travelled some 300 miles north from Helsinki all the way to Oulu for tonights game against Kärpät (The Stoats/Ermines in English). The game was the last match for the club before the Christmas break. The two teams have a history this season already with back-to-back games in October. Kärpät won both games 4-1 and 4-5.
More+In Ovechkin/Nike video news, Ovi likes to help the community back in Russian with old women who drop oranges on cobble stone pathways. In Twitter news, Ovi sent out a message about how he likes oranges. Oh Ovi, you are so Ovi. I like oranges!!!hahaha )))#hockeyisours #teamnike bit.ly/OviBonus — Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) December 20, 2012 When is the lockout going to be over?
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(Photo credit to Tomi Hanninen/Jatkoaika) HIFK returned to action in a home game against TPS. The teams had played against each other already two times this season. TPS won the first encounter in Turku and HIFK won the second at home. Before tonight's game, TPS was at 3-2 (last 5) and HIFK on the opposite was at 2-3. Both teams are desperately fighting their way back to earn a playoff seed. Before tonight they were separated by only three points in the league so the evening's game held particular significance for both teams.
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