by Alexandra Nseir | Jan 1, 2015 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Washington Capitals
After all of the hype and build-up to the 2015 Winter Classic, the Chicago Blackhawks leave Washington, D.C., with zero points and a disappointing loss to the Capitals. With Chicago captain Jonathan Toews in the box for holding, former Hawk Troy Brouwer scored the...
by Alexandra Nseir | Jan 1, 2015 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Washington Capitals
During the first intermission of the Winter Classic, with pop-rock singer Gavin DeGraw performing and pyrotechnics lighting up the infield of Nationals Park, a group of about 20 youth hockey players tossed around a puck on an auxiliary rink in what is usually center...
by Alexandra Nseir | Dec 31, 2014 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Washington Capitals
When the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field for the 2009 Winter Classic, they were a team in transition. Out of the playoff picture for seven years, and without a Stanley Cup for 48 years, the Hawks were revitalized after the arrivals of...
by Alexandra Nseir | Dec 31, 2014 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Washington Capitals
“My belief is that New Year’s Day used to be about college football, and now New Year’s Day is about the NHL.” That was Ted Leonsis, speaking this past September at a Winter Classic press conference, on the NHL’s marquee event of the...
by Alexandra Nseir | Dec 29, 2014 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Washington Capitals
Bridgestone and the NHL’s annual Winter Classic has become a must-see event for sports fans. For the first time, the league is taking the yearly hockey showcase below the Mason-Dixon line for an outdoor game in the Nation’s semi-southern Capital. Read below for Winter...
