"It's wild that Alex Ovechkin - public enemy #1 for many years in Pittsburgh - has now gotten a standing ovation not once but twice in the last two years in Steeltown."
"The win was great, but it wasn't without a cost, as the Caps lost both Pierre-Luc Dubois and Rasmus Sandin to injuries."
"Checking in on some of the next young batch of NHL stars late in the season."
"Finally, happy 74th birthday to Mike Bloom, happy 72nd to Antero Lehtonen, happy 52nd to Roman Hamrlik, and raise a glass to the memory of Bob Girard, who would've been 77 today."
Alex Ovechkin, once viewed as public enemy #1 in Pittsburgh, has received standing ovations twice in the city over the past two years. The Capitals celebrated a win, but it came at a cost with injuries to Pierre-Luc Dubois and Rasmus Sandin. The article also touches on the emergence of the next generation of NHL stars as the season progresses. Additionally, it acknowledges the birthdays of several hockey figures and remembers Bob Girard on what would have been his 77th birthday.
Read at Japers' Rink
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]