Category Archives: Chicago Blackhawks

Winter Classic Rewind: A Capital Idea

Posted on December 26, 2014 by

Earlier this year, we met with DC architect Paul Spreiregen to talk about an idea that’s just as good today as when he first proposed it 50 years ago. Back then in the mid-60’s, DC civic leaders were looking for … Continue reading →

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Winter Classic Weather: How Low Can It Go?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

It’s tempting to begin this piece with “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it.” And I guess I just did. Jason Samenow doesn’t so much do anything about the weather. But when he talks about … Continue reading →

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Comcastic Winter Classic

Posted on December 22, 2014 by

CSN’s Executive Producer, Bill Bell, previews their Winter Classic programming Do you love CSN’s Caps coverage? It takes a team of 25 to bring us the games, and it’s all helmed by Bill Bell. The last time we spoke to … Continue reading →

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Mr. Freeze

Posted on December 15, 2014 by

Because Eugene O’Neill told us to stop with “The Iceman Cometh” nonsense…. The NHL’s ice truck rolled into Nats Park this morning, under just the type of delightful balmy winter weather we’re hoping to avoid on New Year’s Day. A … Continue reading →

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This Is Going to Be Epix

Posted on December 2, 2014 by

Tuesday evening, ahead of puck drop for the Caps v. Canucks game, and exactly one month until the Winter Classic at Nats Park, a couple hundred Capitals Club Red 365 members attended a town hall at Verizon Center to hear … Continue reading →

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A Capital Idea Whose Time Has Come…Again

Posted on July 6, 2014 by

Paul Spreiregen’s ice skates aren’t as sharp as they were 50 years ago. But it’s a good thing he is. Had he got his way fifty years ago, the NHL’s 2015 Winter Classic could have been staged on the National … Continue reading →

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Of Cup Champs and Bubble Butts

Posted on October 1, 2013 by

Tonight, the Chicago Blackhawks will raise four banners to the rafters and your team will not. Unless your team is the Capitals, of course, who upon returning home will raise one for their Southeastern Division Championship, Alex Ovechkin’s Hart, Rocket … Continue reading →

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