tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78324112581801194492011-11-27T20:20:55.029-05:00Chasta Piatakovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378389373875876122noreply@blogger.comBlogger267125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832411258180119449.post-16969404387210705052010-08-25T11:36:00.000-04:002010-08-25T11:36:53.055-04:002010-08-25T11:36:53.055-04:00

The economic crisis in Greece has affected many facet of the society, including hockey. The following is an email interview with Hellenic National Team captain Dimitris Kalyvas about the history of ice hockey in the southeastern European country and the lack of financial support for the Greek teams. Sports dates back to ancient Greek civilization with the Olympics, and sports synonymous with

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It has been over a month since the 2010 Capitals Development Camp, but one unforgettable skater is invitee Cameron Burt. The number of black players in the NHL is on the rise and making their presence known, including Burt. Burt definitely made his presence known (for being an excellent skater and the only black player on the ice) and left a lasting impression at development camp. Capitals

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It’s not fair to judge a hockey player solely on his ability to score goals. Many players, especially defensemen like Zdeno Chara and Nicklas Lidstrom, are so valuable to their teams that they don’t need to score to be a crucial part of the success of their respective teams. What if we calculated a player’s salary per goal? How much does a goal from Sidney Crosby cost the Penguins? And how does

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Aller guten Dinge sind drei (good things come in threes) and the German proverb rings true for the Washington Capitals. In Philipp Grubauer, the Capitals have drafted a German goaltender for the third time in franchise history. At the Capitals development camp this week, Grubauer has shown that his addition to the team’s rich goaltender pool adds depth and that the Rosenheim native has the

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Love the Game has been fairly vocal about the role that the NHL must play in reducing the hockey’s carbon footprint. Fans and teams alike should do their bit to reduce the environmental impact of hockey. As discussed in Reducing Carbon Footprint in Hockey, air travel is one of the biggest contributors to global warming, and the NHL produces about 300 metric tons of carbon emissions from travel

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Whether you’re playing ice hockey in college now or planning to, here are six simple effective tips to excel as a hockey player in college. When you use these helpful tips on networking and skill development, you can get noticed by recruiters and scouts, who can take you far, maybe even to the professional leagues such as NHL or CWHL. 1. Network – Like anything, the more people you know the

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One of the biggest contributors to global warming is air travel, and a NHL team logged an average of 40,782 miles between games during the regular season in 2009-10. According to Carbonfund.org, that is about 300 metric tons of carbon emissions produced by the league from travel alone. Air travel emits more carbon emissions than powering the arena and cooling the ice, said Paul Burman, special

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The winning entry to “How I Became a Caps Fan” hosted by Scarlet Caps left some female Caps fans displeased. It seems that Caps fans lost out to Blackhawks fan, who ditched hockey for popularity. Ramble Time and Ravings of a Rink Rebel posted their entries, and @JBlife21 shared her entry with Love the Game, on how they became fans of the Southeast Division champions: If football is my live-in

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On March 2, the DC Council supported 18-421, a resolution (R18-0421) in support of 2011 NHL Winter Classic in the District of Columbia. Introduced by Councilmember Muriel Bowser (Ward 4), R18-0421 contains several findings, including: 89 percent of those ethat voted in the online NBC Washington Sports poll were in favor of the District hosting the 2011 Winter Classic; the Washington Capitals 

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The NHL launched green initiatives, and more than half the NHL players have taken major steps in becoming environmental leaders—Matt Bradley, the “Captain Planet” of the Washington Capitals, has instituted recycling programs—but increasingly more needs to be done as hockey causing considerable damage to the environment. Hockey Science & Technology launched the Green Hockey Initiative to help

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Debates about the NHL’s disciplinary sanctions have polarized opinions between those who see the NHL as biased and those who may or may not oppose a particular ruling, but see the NHL as increasingly inconsistent when handing down sanctions. A recent sticking point is the disparity between the punishment for Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin, and the lack thereof for Pittsburgh Penguins’ Matt

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A lively national debate has ensued over the proper way to respect the national anthem. Rob Otto, the writer of the Ottoman Empire, has taken the issue—the fans’s purported failure to follow the proper national anthem etiquette during the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner at Chicago Blackhawks games—to his blog and Fox News. “In my opinion, it is all disrespectful to the song and what it

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You might not be familiar with Airxess or airbush artist Alessandro “Alec” Voggel, but you have seen his artwork if you watched Team Switzerland in the Olympics—his artwork adorned Swiss goaltender Jonas Hiller. With almost two decades as a goalie mask designer, Voggel’s cutting-edge artwork speaks volumes of his talent. In this e-mail interview (in German, with English translation in italics

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Russia suffered the worst result in the history of the championship hockey when Canada defeated Russia 7-3 in the quarterfinal match on Wed. It is the first time in 50 years that the Canadians have beaten the Russians: at the 1960 Olympics, Canada prevailed over the USSR 8-5. The huge loss has been a bit overwhelming and for some, humiliating. According to the Russian press, the explanation for

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Memorabilia will be released in a few months to commemorate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. 2010 Winter Olympics and A Path of Northern Lights will be released in April. 2010 Winter Olympics is a DVD with highlights of NBC’s coverage of the games, including the opening ceremonies and behind-the-scenes footage. A Path of Northern Lights relieves the torch relays of the Olympics in

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The NHL suspended the season for two weeks for 135 NHL players to participate in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. In a news conference with IIHF President Rene Fasel, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman remains indecisive whether the NHL will continue to participate in the Olympics Games looking forward to 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has been vocal about

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Those that once believed that women can’t play hockey have been proven incredibly wrong by Team USA: Jenny Potter has registered two hat tricks so far in the tournament; former Olympian-turned-Olympics commentator Cammi Granato equated a goal in the game against Finland as Ovechkin-like; Jocelyne Lamoureux’s backhanded pass between the legs goal against China was a work of genius; Jessie Vetter

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As yet in the Olympics, the goaltenders have played reasonably well including the non-NHL goaltenders. NHL’s Ryan Miller (USA) limited Switzerland and Norway to one goal, and Roberto Luongo (Canada) shut out Norway and Henrik Lundqvist shut out Germany; non-NHL Edgars Masalskis (Latvia) and Vitali Koval (Belarus) in general both fared well when contended with 45 shots on goal from Russia and

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The 2010-11 season ticket renewal packets have begun to arrive in the in-boxes and mailboxes for Washington Capitals season ticket holders. Naturally success on the ice has equated into higher ticket prices, but the steep ticket prices have caused for some extreme sticker shock.In this weakened economy, some fans face a difficult decision whether to renew their season tickets, as they will be

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The NBC coverage of Olympic hockey has outraged U.S. viewers. Notwithstanding a NHL-NBC partnership, during the Sweden-Germany men’s hockey game, the network switched coverage to Switzerland-United States men’s curling then eventually aired the rest of the hockey game. There was no stoppage in play so fans missed precious minutes of the first period. The U.S. viewership has been on the losing

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Julian Rubinstein, a former SI reporter, writes a great crime story, recording the remarkable true-life saga of Attila Ambrus, a Transylvanian-born jack-of-all-trades turned thief in Ballad of the Whiskey Robber.Nicknamed the Whiskey Robber, Ambrus led the Hungarian police force on massive manhunts after pocketing $840,000 in 29 robberies. He taunted law enforcement while evading capture for

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The Montreal Canadiens snapped the Washington Capitals’ 14-game winning streak at Bell Centre on Feb. 10.Caps fans, suffering from cabin fever owing to #snovechkin, watched in agony as the Capitals came back from a deficit only to fall short in overtime.The champions waged war after Alex Ovechkin’s controversial disallowed goal, but in the end the streak drew to a close notwithstanding relief

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Harold Macmillian said, “No man succeeds without a good woman behind him.” Incessantly in the background, hockey wives, and other professional sports wives, will be recognized today on Pro Sports Wives Day.Hockey wives live in the shadow of the NHL, contending with marital issues in the media, and raising kids practically on their own while the father travels the country—not as scandalous as the

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The Washington Capitals’ winning streak ended in Montreal. The Montreal Canadiens put an end to the 14-game win streak, defeating the Capitals 6-5 in overtime.Capitals forward Brooks Laich tallied his first hat trick. He earned the second star of the game. On Nov. 19, 2005, Laich registered his first NHL hat trick against the Canadiens.Canadiens defenseman Josh Gorges received a slapshot by

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The Washington Capitals played one of their most dynamic games, against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Super Bowl Sunday. About 15,000 fans trekked out into #snovechkin2 (one trekker’s story) to witness the Capitals win their 14th straight game—a new franchise record—and Alex Ovechkin earn his ninth hat trick, the first of the year. The Capitals’ continued commitment to winning by a well-built team

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