In November of 1997, the Washington Capitals found themselves in uncharted territory as they would be in the news for the wrong reasons. Chris Simon and Mike Grier On November 8th,, the Washington Capitals' victory over the Edmonton Oilers became overshadowed by an incident between Capitals forward Chris Simon and Oilers forward Mike Grier … Continue reading So Close: Ch. 5 – Ugly Incidents and Diversity Training
Today the National Hockey League has announced the Stars of the Month for the month of November 2024. First Star - Martin Necas (C - CAR) Necas led the NHL with 7-15—22 in 15 contests to power the Hurricanes (16-7-1, 33 points) to a 9‑5-1 month, highlighted by a 7-1-0 record at Lenovo Center. Necas, … Continue reading NHL 3 Stars of the Month – Necas Dominates for Top Honors
Today the National Hockey League has announced the Rookie of the Month for the month of November 2024. Macklin Celebrini (C - SJ) San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, who led all rookies in goals (7), points (12), game-winning goals (t-3) and shots on goal (45) across 14 appearances, has been named the NHL’s “Rookie … Continue reading NHL Rookie of the Month – Celebrini Breaks Through for Top Honors
Welcome to Mike's Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience! This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I'll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I'll be sharing all of the photos that I take during … Continue reading Mike’s STH Xperience – Getting Fishy on Black Friday
Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of November 18th through 24th. First Star – Zach Werenski (D - CLB) Werenski topped defensemen and shared the League lead among all players with seven points (2-5—7) in three games to propel the Blue Jackets (9-9-2, 20 points) to … Continue reading NHL Stars of the Week – Werenski Earns Top Honors
Welcome to Mike's Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience! This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I'll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I'll be sharing all of the photos that I take during … Continue reading Mike’s STH Xperience – Staring Down the Devils
Welcome to Mike's Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience! This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I'll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I'll be sharing all of the photos that I take during … Continue reading Mike’s STH Xperience – Hockey Fights Cancer
Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of November 11th through 17th. First Star – Connor McDavid (C - EDM) McDavid became the fourth-fastest (659 GP) and fourth-youngest (27 years, 306 days) player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-point milestone, totaling 3-5—8 across three games to … Continue reading NHL Stars of the Week – McDavid’s Milestone earns Top Honors
With training camp and the preseason in the books, the Washington Capitals would enter the 1997-98 regular season with two key players missing, but with lots of optimism. The Season Opener On October 1st, 1997 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Washington Capitals started their 1997-98 season on the road against the Toronto Maple Leafs, … Continue reading So Close: Ch. 4 – The Start of the 1997-98 Regular Season
Welcome to Mike's Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience! This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I'll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I'll be sharing all of the photos that I take during … Continue reading Mike’s STH Xperience – Caps Get Leafy
