Monthly Archives: December 2014

Winter Classic Visitors Guide: U Want To Be Here!

Let’s Start The Winter Classic Proper, Shall We?  Soon, the hockey world will descend on our quaint little hometown of Washington, DC: America’s least favorite theme park. Or as JFK once described it, “a city of Southern efficiency and Northern … Continue reading

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Winter Classic Rewind: A Capital Idea

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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Hockey Skates: The Worst Christmas Gift EVER

This may be the start of a holiday tradition for us. We found this this piece by Jeffrey Luscombe, in which he tells the story of a gay kid [a good Ontario boy] getting hockey skates for Christmas – and … Continue reading

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Winter Classic Weather: How Low Can It Go?

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

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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Sabres – Amerks shifting amidst loss

The Sabres came into the city of Winnie the Pooh with ten wins in their last 13.  They played like Eeyore.  They were out muscled and out hustled.  Ted Nolan would have no excuses for the terrible play. While Hodgson … Continue reading

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Mr. Freeze

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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