boston bruins
- Westminster resident Jackson DeAdder, who played high school ice hockey at Loyola Blakefield, is joining the Boston Bruins' junior organization.
- After a half-century of disappointment, even Mother Nature didn't dare spoil the celebration of St. Louis' first-ever Stanley Cup championship.
- An original team photo of the 1914 Baltimore Orioles, featuring Babe Ruth, sold for a record $190,373 at auction.
- Surprise, surprise, all four division champions lost in the first round for the first time in major four North American pro sports history, the teams that played in last year's Cup Final are out and the team that finished 21 points ahead of the rest of the NHL got swept.
- A Stanley Cup championship banner rose to the rafters at the home of the Washington Capitals for the first time, and everyone in attendance Wednesday night got to relive the sheer excitement of it all.
- The 2018 NHL draft starts Friday. Will the Capitals use the 31st overall pick to bulk up their defense?
- Barry Trotz won an NHL-best 205 of his 328 regular-season games (63 percent) since taking over as Washington's coach in 2014 — and, of course, the 2018 Stanley Cup. Now he's gone. a
- The Washington Capitals on Monday released their 2018-19 preseason schedule, which has seven games against four teams.
- “I’ve been waiting for this for 20 years,” Anderson said ahead of Game 3 against the Vegas Golden Knights. “I’m super excited."
- Baltimore could get another preseason Wizards game soon. The wait for another Capitals game is another matter.
- Nicklas Backstrom scored 1:36 into overtime, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins, 4-3, to avert a disastrous defeat Wednesday night.
- STX LLC has signed a half dozen National Hockey League professionals to multi-year deals to play with STX equipment.
- A decision to save surveillance video of Freddie Gray's arrest and the subsequent unrest has significantly reduced the storage capacity of some cameras on Baltimore's closed-circuit system — shrinking the window during which police may flag footage to help with criminal investigations.
- The Washington Capitals have confirmed they will not be making the trip to Baltimore Arena for a preseason game this year. The NHL team had hosted the Baltimore Hockey Classic exhibition here in two of the past three years.
- The Washington Capitals are close to landing Barry Trotz to be the team's coach, reports Saturday night indicated.
- If Tuesday night's Baltimore Hockey Classic, which pitted the Washington Capitals against the Boston Bruins, was any indication, Baltimore had better things to do than watch a live NHL preseason game.
- Two teams to play NHL preseason game, Baltimore Hockey Classic, on Tuesday at the Baltimore Arena
- Tickets still remain for the second Baltimore Hockey Classic at Baltimore Arena, an exhibition between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins.
- Washington to face New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony on Oct. 17
- The hostility between Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith and at least a portion of the New England Patriots' fanbase hasn't subsided.
- Designers at Baltimore's STX must make hockey gear that is both innovative and familiar
- A "go home" Raw (the last episode before a pay-per-view event) is always watched with extra attention, mostly because critics have the same question -- did this particular show do anything to increase my interest in buying the pay-per-view on Sunday?
- A (brief) study of every "NHL" coverboy of the last 16 years, and how they fared
- The Washington Capitals, who are presently playing the Boston Bruins in the first round of the NHL playoffs, will host the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second annual Baltimore Hockey Classic at 1st Mariner Arena.
- The Capitals have started to retool their roster after another early playoff exit. They have re-signed center Brooks Laich, traded for power forward Troy Brouwer and added a few draft picks to their minor-league system. Expect more changes -- perhaps more significant ones -- after owner Ted Leonsis said the Capitals "want to change and improve" this offseason. He also suggested that some trades could be in the works.
- Tim Thomas' season brings to mind some of the other amazing wire-to-wire performances in sports history. We have seen many sparkling seasons here in Baltimore -- like Cal Ripken Jr. winning the MVP award and leading the Orioles to the World Series in 1983 and Ray Lewis being named the AP Defensive Player of the Year and the Super Bowl XXXV MVP in the Ravens¿ Super 2000 season.
- The Orioles have now dropped 16 straight games in Toronto after Wednesday's 4-1 loss, and you can give credit to Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero and a big-swing offense for this latest humbling. ... Brian Roberts woke up with headaches Wednesday and was told to hold off from "exertional and vestibular exercises" for the day. ... The Orioles placed Alfredo Simon on the 15-day disabled list and recalled Jason Berken. ... Former Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez, now a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, is in his native Venezuela this week as part of a U.S. State Department "sports diplomacy" program. ... Boston won its first Stanley Cup in 39 years and Vancouver showed its hospitality by sending the Bruins off with a celebratory bonfire.