Capitals Insider: June 10, 2007 - June 16, 2007
Crosby Named MVP; Ovechkin On First Team
Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby received the Hart Trophy last night, becoming the league's youngest MVP since Wayne Gretzky. The teenager also took home the Pearson Trophy, the MVP as selected by his peers in the NHLPA. Here's a complete list of the winners. Alex Ovechkin, meantime, earned all NHL first team...
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June 15, 2007; 12:20 AM ET |
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Boumedienne Officially a Cap
Defenseman Josef Boumedienne is now officially a member of the Caps. Again. George McPhee confirmed this to me today. I'll have the contract details in tomorrow's paper. Boumedienne's arrival also assures Bryan Muir's departure. The UFA won't be retained, which is not much of a surprise. In addition to helping...
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June 13, 2007; 5:53 PM ET |
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My Schedule
Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm swamped with my project story, but I still plan to post any breaking Caps news. I'm also expecting to meet with General Manager George McPhee tomorrow, so I'll hopefully have some interesting tidbits to pass along. Stay tuned....
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June 12, 2007; 2:02 PM ET |
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SportsBusiness Journal: Bettman, Daly Receive Huge Raises
Sorry if you've already seen this. (I've been away from my PC for most of the day.) NHL owners rewarded Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly coming out of the lockout, giving each of them a roughly $2 million raise for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006,...
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June 11, 2007; 7:18 PM ET |
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Bears Brace for Offseason Changes
Only days removed from falling just short of winning back-to-back Calder Cups, the Hershey Bears are getting ready for the possibility of major changes, according to Tim Leone of The Patriot News. It's high time for some NHL team to give [Head Coach Bruce] Boudreau a long-overdue head coaching chance....
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June 11, 2007; 10:52 AM ET |
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