In Matheiu Perreault's debut game with HIFK Helsinki, since signing with them earlier in the week, he was able to get an assist in HIFK's 4-2 loss to JYP. Wearing his signature 85, Perreault had a TOI of 16:20. Perreault started things off with an assist to open the match at 6:10 but was no help in the long run due to JYP raining shots on goal with 68 on the match. HIFK was only able to get the puck on net 31 times which proved to be fatal.
As we reported last week, Perreault has made it official. He will be playing for HIFK Helsinki as early as today (Friday) according to some sources as his flight touched down early Thursday. Per HIFK Helsinki's team site, Perreault has landed in Finland to start his European tour.
The event will be at the Prince William Ice Center in Woodbridge, Virginia on Saturday December 1st. Cost of admission is $10 with proceeds helping to benefit children of military families. Starting at 2:10 PM the puck will be dropped by a local sports celebrity. Also at the event there will also be numerous items including items that I would like in my own collection.
Introducing a brand new special series called Hockey Fan Abroad where we catch up with readers that get the opportunity to see hockey abroad. To get this started up, we sent reader Jordan Letkeman to a Dynamo Moscow game in the good ol ex-USSR. Here is his report.
In pre-official news it looks as if Mathieu Perreault will be heading to Finland to play for HIFK Helsinki to become the 8th Capitals player to leave for Europe. Earlier Friday, Perreault's agent broke the news of the move that would be made official next week. Finland's SM-Liiga would be home to the first Capitals player this season.
That's happy birthday in Swedish, in case you didn't know. Today is not a international holiday, but perhaps it should be, because 25 years ago today, the Swedish phenom we know as Nicklas Backstrom entered the world. I’m sure the nurses thought he was an angel; he was probably born with a full head of golden curls and a hockey stick in his tiny hands, ready to make silky smooth passes to his future teammates. Who could have foretold this infant’s destiny?
If you hadn't heard recently, 38 year old seasoned veteran Roman Hamrlik had started to get a little case of cabin fever and just wants to play hockey. Watching a $3.5 million paycheck go down the tubes in his 18th hockey season (in the NHL for 20 years), Hamrlik felt the need to speak out, so he did.
Peter Bondra, Brooke, and Joe Beninati cheesin' (Photo courtesy of @CapsBN92) Even though there isn't any hockey to be seen on the horizon, Monumental Sports and Capitals fans are finding ways to give back to the community and help those in need. On Tuesday, November 20, former Washington Capital Peter Bondra presented a $10,000 donation on behalf of Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation to the Capital Area Food Bank.
Welcome to the 1st Annual Hockey Shopped Halloween Extravaganza! Nothing is scarier than having no Caps hockey to talk about in October, but the thought of John Erskine dressing up as Hulk Hogan for Halloween is a close 2nd. We are bringing you the exclusive photos of the Capitals players are wearing this year. Since the lockout is happening, these costumes are not your run of the mill homemade-do-it-at-the-last-minute. More after the jump!
Since he joined the Capitals in 2010, Matt Hendricks has become synonymous with supporting causes from the support of the You Can Play movement to charity military games in the name of hockey. Due to the lockout, he took his generosity back to his home state of Minnesota.
