Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The first-round series between the Capitals and the New York Rangers has folks talking.
The Washington Capitals took care of business at home, but lost to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday, narrowing their lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. The series has Montgomery County residents who love to "rock the red" tweeting. @score429 tweeted: The Rangers-Caps series is the best of the 1st round.Tough, two-way hockey.The team that wins will be tough to beat in the East. #nyr #caps @moneymetalcakes of Olney encouraged fans to grow a playoff beard like the players: "Join me, grow a playoff beard at http://po.st/TLWWBR . The fan who raises the most $ now thru 5/10 at 730 pm wins a #Caps signed jersey." @fatbradpitt of Silver Spring thought Caps defensive lapses contributed to…
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Metrorail to go to OT if Caps do.
Metrorail, which has a station near Verizon Center (Gallery Place/Chinatown), will stay open an hour later if any Washington Capitals hockey playoff games run late or go into overtime, according to The Washington Post. The Capitals open their quest for the Stanley Cup against the New York Rangers on at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Last year, Game 3 of the Capitals’ playoff series against the Rangers went to triple overtime, ending well after midnight—when Metro typically closes on weekdays. The Post reports that an announcement will be made inside the Verizon Center by 11 p.m. Metro riders will be able to exit the transit system at any station, but will only be able to enter at Gallery Place (all entrances), Judiciary Square (only on F Street) and …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The NHL team will produce a highlights segment during the Friday night game in Rockville.
Bethesda and Potomac high school hockey players will get a taste of NHL fame when the Walt Whitman vs Winston Churchill game is featured as the Capitals High School Game of the Week. In partnership with the Maryland Student Hockey League, the Washington Capitals will cover the Friday night match up between Whitman and Churchill, producing a segment with game highlights, analysis and interview with both schools. The game will also feature Captials’ assistant coach and former defenseman Calle Johansson, mascot Slopshot and the Red Rockers. The game received the most fan votes on WashingtonCaps.com, according to the event release. The puck drops at 9:50 p.m. at the Rockville Ice Arena located at 50 Southlawn Ct. in Rockville. Will you be …
Thursday, June 14, 2012
The 36-year-old Potomac native was informed he will not be re-signed by his hometown Washington Capitals.
Jeff Halpern's reunion with his hometown Washington Capitals is coming to an end. The 36-year-old Potomac native was recently informed by General Manager George McPhee that he won't be re-signed by the Capitals after a one year return to the franchise he began his career with, The Washington Post reported. Halpern registered four goals and 12 assists over 69 games in the regular season before falling out of favor with recently departed head coach Dale Hunter, according to the report. Halpern did not play in 12 of the final 15 regular season games and was a healthy scratch for the first 12 playoff games before being inserted into the lineup after an injury to fourth line center Jay Beagle. Halpern told The Washington Post he wasn't …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Transit group: Postpone scheduled track work on Saturday.
Transit advocates are calling on Metro to postpone track maintenance scheduled for Saturday when Metrorail is expected to see an influx of riders to big games for Washington’s hockey and baseball teams. With the weather warming up, Saturday also is expected to be a busy day for tourists using the transit system to visit Washington. “With trains running only once every 24 minutes on most of the Red Line, and four stations shut on the Green Line, the system will not be able to meet the need for its services,” Action Committee for Transit President Tina Slater wrote in a letter sent Tuesday night to Metro General Manager Richard Sarles. The track work and two home games for DC sports teams could make the Saturday midday ride a long one for …
Monday, October 10, 2011
Born in Potomac, raised in Rockville, former captain Jeff Halpern is a Washington veteran.
The Washington Capitals, preparing for last week's season opener against Carolina, ended practice on Wednesday, Oct. 5, with some spirited sprints at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. Head coach Bruce Boudreau and several players pounded their sticks on the ice to encourage teammates at the end of the more than 90-minute practice. “We were shaking our heads with what was going on. Those are pretty difficult [workouts],” Washington center Jeff Halpern said with a smile as he sat by his locker after practice. “You want to stay in game condition.” Halpern, 35, is a Montgomery County success story. Born in Potomac, he grew up in Rockville and began playing organized hockey when he was about 3. As a young boy he played on the rinks…
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals, Ted Leonsis is moving to Marwood Mansion in Potomac.
Potomac residents will soon welcome a new neighbor — Ted Leonsis, the owner of NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals. Leonsis confirmed on his blog on Monday that he will be moving into Marwood Estate in Potomac after he sold his home in Vero Beach, Fla., last year and recently sold his residence in McLean, Va. Leonsis said in his blog he will be moving to Potomac in the first quarter of 2011. Marwood Mansion sold for $4.9 million in 2005; however, the property is now valued at about $8 million following a recent gut and renovation of the estate by Barnes Vanze Architects Inc. and Gibson Builders, according to an article in the Washington Post. The mansion, which sits on 13 acres of land in Potomac, has three floors and a …
Chris Barnes
2:42 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
And those late-night riders will find track work on ALL 5 lines when they get out: http://wmata.com/rider_tools/metro_service_status/advisories.cfm?AID=1628 more ›