by Alexandra Nseir | Dec 31, 2014 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Washington Capitals
“My belief is that New Year’s Day used to be about college football, and now New Year’s Day is about the NHL.” That was Ted Leonsis, speaking this past September at a Winter Classic press conference, on the NHL’s marquee event of the...
by Alexandra Nseir | Jul 13, 2014 | Washington Capitals
The weekend before NHL Free Agency began, 33-year-old defenseman Brooks Oprik paid a visit to Washington. He spent hours with the Capitals coaches and staff, met General Manager Brian MacLellan, and finally sat down with Capitals Owner Ted Leonsis and COO Dick...
by Alexandra Nseir | Jan 18, 2013 | Washington Capitals
For 113 excruciating days, hockey fans endured the NHL’s third work stoppage in less than two decades. As the lockout dragged on for months, anger over the situation turned to pessimism and, in some cases, apathy. But you’d never know that by the crowd at the Verizon...