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Caps extend C Steckel Wed Aug  6 14:57:27 2008 EST
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Capitals signed center David Steckel to a one-year extension on Wednesday that will keep him under contract through the 2009-10 season. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed. Steckel, 26, recorded five goals and seven assists in 67 games for the Capitals last season. Signed by Washington as a free agent on August 25, 2005, Steckel spent most of the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons with Hershey of the American Hockey League where he recor
Caps lock up specialist Gordon for one more year Fri Jul 11 18:19:54 2008 EST
Arlington, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Capitals and forward Boyd Gordon agreed to a one-year contract on Friday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 17th overall draft pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft matched a career high with seven goals for the Capitals last season, adding nine assists in 67 games in his fifth professional season with Washington. Gordon is mostly known for his face-off skills, where he ranked second on the team and ninth in the NHL by winning
Caps re-sign Fehr Thu Jul 10 18:54:30 2008 EST
Arlington, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Capitals re-signed right wing Eric Fehr to a one-year contract on Thursday. Fehr, 22, split last season between Washington and the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. In 23 games with the parent club, he tallied one goal and six points. The Capitals' first-round choice (18th overall) in the 2003 draft, Fehr has registered three goals and nine points in 48 career NHL games.
Laich staying with Caps Wed Jul  9 11:33:56 2008 EST
Arlington, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Capitals signed forward Brooks Laich to a three-year contract Wednesday, the terms of which remain undisclosed. Laich, 25, played in all 82 games for Washington last season, recording 21 goals and 16 assists. He was one of four Capitals not to miss a game last season. The 6-foot-2, 208-pound Wawota, Saskatchewan native was Ottawa's sixth-round choice (193rd overall) in the 2001 Entry Draft. He was acquired by Washington on February 18, 2004. Over
Ovechkin wins Hart Trophy Thu Jun 12 21:10:47 2008 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin has won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player. The 22-year-old Ovechkin -- the first Washington player to ever win the Hart Trophy -- led the league in both goals (65) and overall points (112) and in the process also captured the Maurice Richard and Art Ross Trophies. This was the first time in Ovechkin's brief career that he has been nominated for the award, which he captured in favor of Pittsburgh's Ev
Jack Adams Award goes to Bruce Boudreau Thu Jun 12 20:03:04 2008 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau captured the 2008 Jack Adams Award as the top coach in the league as voted by the NHL Broadcasters' Association on Thursday. Boudreau edged Montreal head coach Guy Carbonneau, 31 first-place votes to 24 and 208 points to 196. He took over behind the Capitals' bench on November 22 when Washington was 6-14-1 and at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. From there, he led the squad to a 37-17-7 mark and the Southeast Divi
Ovechkin wins Lester B. Pearson Trophy Thu Jun 12 19:38:19 2008 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin was awarded the Lester B. Pearson Award on Thursday, which is awarded to the NHL's Most Outstanding Player as voted by fellow NHL players. Ovechkin, who was a finalist for this award in his 2005-06 rookie season, finished with 112 points (65 goals, 47 assists) winning both the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer and the Maurice Richard Trophy as the league's top goal scorer. The first overall pick in the 20
Capitals re-sign Matt Bradley Tue May 27 14:42:55 2008 EST
Arlington, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Capitals have re-signed right wing Matt Bradley to a three-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bradley completed his third season with the Capitals in 2007-08, finishing the campaign with seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points in 77 games. He also chipped in a pair of assists in seven playoff games during a first-round loss to Philadelphia. The 29-year-old Ontario native was selected by San Jose in the fourth round of
Caps sign D Alzner Thu May 22 14:34:28 2008 EST
Arlington, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Karl Alzner to a three-year entry-level contract on Thursday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 19-year-old Alzner, who was the fifth overall selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, recently completed his fourth season with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League and was named the WHL Player of the Year and Defenseman of the Year in 2007-08 after recording 36 points (seven goals, 29 assist
Thomas records shutout as USA tops Latvia Fri May  2 22:12:07 2008 EST
d Dan Hamhuis also scored for the Canadian team, while Ryan Getzlaf and Rick Nash each collected two assists. Cam Ward stopped 22-of-23 shots to earn the win. Also, Russia got its tournament off to a rousing start by downing Italy, 7-1, as Washington Capitals forward Alexander Semin picked up two goals and an assist. Earlier in the day, the Czech Republic had little trouble with Denmark in the opening game of the tournament from Quebec City, coasting to a comfortable 5-2 victory. Radim Vrbata l
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