William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Penn State, Redskins, greater DC , travel, more

The move of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, Manitoba means I the defunct teams I have seen list. Over the years, I saw these now extinct teams:
NHL
Hartford Whalers
Quebec Nordiques
Atlanta Thrashers
MLB
Montréal Expos
I am pretty sure I saw the Winnipeg Jets, but my memory may be hazy. Of course, they *might* be reborn now, so it is [...]

I have to hand it to the Thrashers, this public service announcement about bad hockey player commercials is fantastic.H/T Capitals Insider: Kovalchuk: ‘Ovie, Next Time, Call Me’
Alex Ovechkin is in some good company there. Well played, Thrashers well played. Better played than last night’s game in fact. The Capitals won 4-2, increasing their lead for [...]

Caps’ Late Rally Stokes Playoff Hope – The Post
The comeback began with 8 minutes 30 seconds to play, when Ovechkin flipped a rebound over goalie Kari Lehtonen to cut the Thrashers’ lead to 3-2. It was the 22-year-old Russian’s second goal of the game and made him the first Capital to reach the 60-goal plateau [...]

I didn’t watch the game, but I saw the highlights of Alex Ovechkin socring all three goals to beat the Thrasers in Hotlanta. He had a PPG in the 1st and then a game tying goal with 31 seconds remaining in the game. In overtime, he score six seconds in. Two goals in 37 seconds, [...]

We’ve got an international incident on our hands! Tonight at the Verizon Center the Barenaked Ladies will be singing the national anthem prior to the Capitals vs. Thrashers game.
The Toronto-based band includes Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, Jim Creeggan and Kevin Hearn. From their first five-single cassette “The Yellow Tape” to their multi-platinum breakthrough [...]

Tonight, I’m finally headed to “Chinatown” for my first Capitals game of the season — curse you horse show! As if that wasn’t enough, there is going to be an international incident there too. Fun, fun, fun.
Tomorrow night, I head back to the Phone Booth for the first Les Boulez home game of the season. [...]