‘Capitals - The Dark Years’ Archive

Check out my new throwback

Photo by my co-worker, who shall remain nameless so freaky netboys don’t send me e-mails about her again
I finally broke down and bought a Capitals throwback on ebay, a Mitchell & Ness 1977-78 replica. At size 48, it is way too big for me, but good luck finding something on ebay that is any smaller. [...]

Why didn’t anybody tell me this?!

The Stanley Cup was reportedly in my office building yesterday (USA Today). How did I not find about about this?
Had I known, I would have gone and taken a look. I wouldn’t have gotten a photo taken though, since my team has not yet earned a spot on the Cup. I would have also consoled [...]

Dave Fay doesn’t know what he is talking about

Capitals keep getting worse, not better – The Wash. TimesI’m not the type of sports fan who is always whining about how sportswriters “hate my team,” but this column by Caps beat writer Dave Fay is just terrible. Visit any of the Caps blogs for point-by-point analysis. It is a shoddy column all around.
©MMX William [...]

Break out the cigarettes and cheeseburgers Mario!

The Pengyunz are not going to die (Post-Gazette) after all. The franchise will get a new arena in Pittsburgh in a deal that will be announced tonight.
I am happy for my friends who are a fan of the flightless birds. Having gone through the historonics of getting a venue built, I have a lot [...]

Gonzo hockey

Last night’s Caps game was pretty crazy. After going up 3-1 in the second period, Tampa Bay got a late goal to head to intermission behind one. Naturally, the hated Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavilier (I don’t care about the spelling) put the Lightning ahead. With only a few minutes to go, it [...]

Do you still believe in miracles?

On Frozen Blog celebrates the Miracle on Ice which occurred 27 years ago today.
Off Wing Opinion had a great write-up about it after Herb Brooks died.
©MMX William F. Yurasko

Return to Bugsy’s

Erica and I “crashed” another Caps Bloggers Happy Hour, hosted by Kevin Hatcher Fan Club, yesterday at Bugsy’s in Old Town. The less said about the game the better, but it was great see some faces that become more familiar with each get together. Some observations from the afternoon:
I didn’t like the camera placement at [...]

Pocono Skiing II: Big Boulder

LAKE HARMONY, Pa. — After spending the afternoon on Jack Frost Mountain, Wiley and I headed for Big Boulder. We drove the private toll road (25¢) connecting the two ski areas, winding through Split Rock, a pleasant resort community on Lake Harmony, over to Big Boulder. We arrived just after opening and bypassed the lodge [...]

Pocono Skiing I: Jack Frost

BLAKESLEE, Pa. — While the drive up I-81 was an interesting trip up memory lane, Friday’s main event was a day of skiing in the Pocono Mountains. I first became acquainted with the region during my first two years of college at Penn State Hazleton. One of campus’ biggest pluses was being less than 40 [...]

Free Caps ticket available

At the end of the last Caps game we went to, the gentleman sitting next to me gave us three tickets he had won in a promotion. He didn’t need them since he was a season ticketholder. Anyhow, the third ticket has become available again, emial me at wfyurasko [at] erols [dot] com if you [...]

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