Lockout: The Movie
In a world...where every event in public history....gets produced into a made-for-TV movie. Check out the recently leaked casting sheet for the lead roles.
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A Very Snoopy Birthday
Our favorite Beagle is 27 today! He picked up a nice birthday present in July with a 3 year extension from the Caps on his contract. Now, about actually playing hockey...
More+Happy Birthday Mikey Boy!
It’s October 12, OPENING NIGHT OF THE 2012-2013 SEASON FOR OUR CAPS!!!! Hm. OPENING NIGHT OF THE 2012-2013 SEASON FOR...our AHL? The 38th night this Fall our European friends have enjoyed KHL hockey? Blergh. Ok ok, seriously Caps fans, it’s Mike Green’s 27th birthday!! This Year of the Ox, Libra, defenseman stud is giving us something to celebrate tonight. Hockeyshopped is coming to a Chinatown bar near you as part of the “Opening Night That Isn’t” bar crawl. Learn more about where to go, what to wear, and the general deets. Follow us on Twitter throughout the night to track us down. *Negative slope on Tweet Comprehensibility vs. Alcohol Consumption* First beer on us for finding us (creep creep) and for being a loyal reader! Second beer on you to console and massage our cramped creative minds during the lockout. Third beer on our moccasined friend, acknowledging his special day. From there, nothing is...
More+The Opening Night That Isn’t (Update)
The night was scheduled to be a face off between the New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals. One major detail. It isn't happening. As a result, the businesses that typically thrive off of this rush of people are now left with nothing due to the NHL lockout. Here's where you as a hockey fan come in. You were going to go to the game after waiting since the beginning of May for Caps hockey and you were going to be eating and drinking your way back into that routine that you set up around hockey. You were going to be ignoring your family who "don't understand hockey" and you were going to celebrate the maiden voyage of the 2012-13 season by going down to Chinatown. You can still do this and you will do this. With a strong backing from the local bars, there are major deals going on in Chinatown that you should not pass up.
More+NHL Games Officially Cancelled
We knew it was inevitable, but now it is official. No NHL games will be played for the better part of October, as the schedule has been cancelled through October 24th. Don't forget, this should not get in the way of celebrating with fellow fans. Now its time to catch up on getting to know our family and friends that may have been neglected when there was a season.
More+Happy Birthday Karl Alzner!
Today is Karl Alzner's birthday! Drafted fifth overall by the Washington Capitals in 2007, Karl Alzner began his NHL career already something of a quiet star. In junior hockey, he captained two Team Canada gold medal teams in the World Junior Hockey Championship. Not to mention his distinction as both the Western Hockey League’s best player AND the Canadian Hockey League’s top defenseman in 2008 — both junior hockey accolades. Now in the big leagues for a couple of seasons he’s — once again quietly — earned the title of “shutdown defenseman” among the fans and media of the Capitals.
More+The Opening Night That Isn’t
It's October 12th, 2012 and everyone is getting off of work early to head down to Chinatown to see the Capitals play their home and season opener against the New Jersey Devils. Jerseys are dusted off and summer eating can show as the red home jersey is put on in time to hop on the metro to head downtown. It's Hockey Night in Chinatown. Greene Turtle is gearing up for another great season. They have all of the regular's beer mugs washed and waiting for numbers to be called out. It's going to be a good night. Oh wait. It's not hockey night. Hockey is not here. What is here is the need to still support Chinatown restaurants on what was Opening Night that isn't...
More+Ovechkin Finally Back Checks In KHL Debut
Today marked the day when reality hit of the NHL lockout as Alex Ovechkin stepped out on to the ice with his newly signed KHL contract with Dynamo Moscow. Ovechkin in no time started to hunt for head's in what was a nice shoulder-lowering hit on Libor Pivko of Dynamo Minsk. Dynamo Moscow went on to win 7-2 in Ovechkin's debut.
More+Baltimore Hockey Classic Cancelled
The first official casualty, other than players flocking to Europe, is the Baltimore Hockey Classic which was scheduled for September 26th. The game was to put the Capitals up against the Columbus Blue Jackets. "Per the Capitals' and Ticketmaster's refund policy, customer who purchased single-game tickets to events that are cancelled will receive a full refund" Yay..... this sucks.
More+The Life Of A Hockey Wife and Mom
Tamara Ribeiro talks with Hockey Shopped about the challenges of moving to a new city under the shadow of a lockout. From embedding herself into the community through volunteering to talking about Mike's shopping habits. Read more here.
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