Tag Archives: National Hockey League
On BLY: 90.7% increase in price of these Caps season tickets over five years
With the new season ticket prices the Caps have announced for next season, two 400 level Caps season tickets that went for $1713 total in 2008-09 will now go for $3266 next season. That’s a 90.7% increase in 5 years. … Continue reading
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On BLY: Looking at Caps tickets prices
Over on BrooksLaichyear.com, the Caps blog that my brother and I just started, I took a look at Caps ticket prices on StubHub and some upcoming games that might end up being fairly inexpensive. I got five tickets in the … Continue reading
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Delivering the ‘Please do not lean forward’ message better
Corey Masisak with NHL.com tweeted the picture above from Vancouver’s Rogers Center tonight, pointing out that this Boston Bruins fan might be “in for an interesting evening” as an away fan at Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. What … Continue reading
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Looking beyond a playoff W-L record
Mike Wise began his May 6 Washington Post column by referencing three legendary hockey coaches and their playoff winning percentages early in their careers, as he defended Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau following the team’s second round exit from the … Continue reading
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Looks like tonight’s CSN+ Caps broadcast will be on a different channel…
If you can’t find the CSN+ broadcast of tonight’s Caps game vs. the Florida Panthers in its usual spot on your cable system, it may have moved due to what looks to be MASN overflow baseball. Check the channel look-up … Continue reading
Filed under Media/Journalism, Sports, Washington DC Area
Will the Washington Capitals’ home sellout streak end anytime soon?
The Washington Capitals‘ streak of selling out Verizon Center reached 74 games this past Sunday when they faced the Carolina Hurricanes. But fans shouldn’t take that to mean tickets are not available for upcoming games. As I mentioned a few … Continue reading
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If The Igloo is to be destroyed…
I wake up the morning of the NHL Winter Classic a bit like a kid on Christmas…but who has to wait until 1pm to open his gifts. Watching the New Year’s Day outdoor ice hockey game—about to be played for … Continue reading
How often is an NHL 40 goal scorer left off the next season’s All-Star ballot?
You can’t really say that Alexander Semin’s recent scoring surge for the Washington Capitals came too late for him to make this season’s NHL All-Star ballot. You could, but even if the league drafted the ballot at the end of … Continue reading
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