Today NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has rendered his decision on Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov who was recently suspended for four years by the IIHF for testing positive for cocaine. Per the League announcement that was rendered this morning Kuznetsov has been suspended for the first three regular season games of the 2019-20 season … Continue reading Capitals News – Bettman Rules on Kuznetsov
Today the Washington Capitals named recently retired defenseman Brooks Orpik to the teams Player Development Department. https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1171054056695115781?s=20 Per the Capitals release, Orpik will assist and work with the organization's defensive prospects, primarily with the Hershey Bears of the AHL, in his new role. Per the release Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan had the … Continue reading Capitals News – Brooks Orpik Named to Player Development Department
Recently when surfing through social media I saw someone post a question asking if Washington Capitals Alumni Dale Hunter should be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. It's actually a very good question that deserves a little bit of digging as he actually had a very lengthy career. Regular Season Career Drafted 41st … Continue reading Dale Hunter – Should He Be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
On Friday, August 23rd, 2019 the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov for four (4) years for a violation of World Anti-Doping Code Article 2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance). Per the IIHF statement the following was released: The case concerns a test indicating a prohibited substance, cocaine, according to … Continue reading TXHT Opinion – Kuznetsov, We Have A Problem
Today in the TXHT Jersey Share series we take a look at the Hockey Fights Cancer jersey for the Washington Capitals from Dickson's collection. Dickson: This jersey is very special to me, as it is not only one of my favourites, but also my paternal grandfather had passed away from cancer back in 2005. … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Hockey Fights Cancer
Today in TXHT Jersey Share we take a look at this very special jersey that was worn by Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine when they defeated the New York Rangers in double overtime in Madison Square Garden. So the story behind this one is awesome. I had received the first ever bonus in … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Game Worn in Double OT at MSG
Today on the TXHT Jersey Share series we take a look back at this really cool jersey that was worn for the 2012 Capitals Clinic which was won at a Caps Care Auction by my friends Mark Whiting and John Stortz. So first off I want to start by expressing my gratitude to … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Caps Clinic
Today on TXHT Jersey Share we take a look at the jersey we never thought would ever be shipped by the NHL Shop, the Washington Capitals 2011 Winter Classic John Erskine jersey. So as previously talked about two entries earlier, this is the jersey I originally ordered through the NHL Shop that took … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Winter Classic Knockout King
Today on TXHT Jersey Share we take a look at a Washington Capitals retro red jersey customized to Capitals Legend Peter Bondra. So I actually haven't touched base on this jersey outside of the Capitals alternate jersey, but this jersey is what the Capitals wore from when they entered the league in 1974 … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Bonzai!!
Today on TXHT Jersey Share we now get to shift our focus over to some signed jerseys starting with this replica Washington Capitals 2011 Winter Classic Matt Hendricks jersey. So funny story about this one. I orginally ordered through NHL Shop a John Erskine Winter Classic jersey, but it was taking forever so … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Hendy!!
