Happy Mike Knuble Day!
by RedBirdie on Dec 19, 2011 11:25 PM EST
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PrintMike Knuble will join the exclusive 1,000 games played club on Tuesday, and we here at Japers' Rink want to congratulate him on that tremendous achievement! Our favorite Penguin Slayer has rocked the red for 179 regular season games and counting. Below are some of the man affectionately known as Grandpa Slippers Caps and career highlights. Please feel free to contribute in the comments!
Mike Knuble talks about reaching the 1,000 game milestone. This one is well worth your time!
Donna Weaver recently did a fantastic photo shoot with the Knuble family. Tell me the Knublets aren't the cutest kids ever.
Tarik El Bashir's wonderful profile of Mike Knuble from earlier this season.
Being a hockey dad, though, has also benefited Knuble. In the intense world of professional sports he navigates daily, he said it’s a pressure valve. When he’s watching his children’s games, he’s not thinking about his job.
Knuble is also a past nominee for the Bill Masterton for dedication to hockey. It was Knuble's parents, who fled Latvia as children at the end of World War II, who instilled the values of hard work, charity, and perseverance in Mike and his younger brother, Steve.
Some of Knuble's most memorable moments:
Mike Knuble's gross pinkie finger injury, complete with pictures.
The time he broke his face by running into Brendan Shanahan:
The Winter Classic goal
that gave us one of the great pictures from the 2011 Winter Classic:
Mike also was one of the stars of the 2009-2010 edition of The Hockey Diaries radio show. Make sure to check out the extras that didn't make the show's final cut.
Mike Knuble's first game went down in hockey lore. Come from the brawl, stay for the Mike Knuble cameo.
I'm so excited that Mike Knuble is playing his 1,000th game in a Capitals sweater. I can't imagine a better person to be part of the Capitals family, and I cannot wait to see all his teammates take warm-ups tomorrow in #22 sweaters. Here's to
Mike Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuble!
and many more wonderful games in the future!
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There’s a huge wealth of Mike Knuble material that isn’t in the post, so please share!
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Even then he looked like a 15 year veteran player… or maybe it’s the visor.
Occasionally reporting from Section 421 of the Verizon Center...
by MikeL-Pivonka on Dec 20, 2011 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
Can’t believe I forgot to include Mike Knuble’s first NHL game! D’oh! I’ve added it to the bottom of the post :)
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Quick typing … Miek
Nice job. Mike Vogel’s write-up is worth a read. link
thanks, fixed.
yeah, love Vog’s piece, too! I hope Knuble now knows have very excited everyone is for his 1,000 games, even if he thought no one it wouldn’t be a big deal to anyone else.
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he’s asleep, but I’ll show him tomorrow!
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And scar-free. His face now is like a roadmap of his career.
Knuble: "I am what I am. I play well with good players."
On his milestone: "It's going to be like unwrapping a birthday present. Then the day after you're kind of like [sighs]....Now you just have to keep going."
by capsyoungguns on Dec 20, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Whyno is starting to get stuff up, too:
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LOL at the brawl video, and “Brendan Shanahan, Vice President in Charge of Player Safety.”
Knuble may have been the only player on either team who would NOT have had to spend 15 minutes in the quiet room that day.
You perhaps knew me better as "Your Nation's Capital." Same great commentary, now with 100% more transparency!
I love how Shanny comes flying into the brawl.
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Katie Carrera’s story is posted…..and has this:
221 Goals after turning 30, which is four more than Wayne Gretzky scored in his thirties.
Rock on, Kanoobs. Rock on.
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by RedBirdie on Dec 20, 2011 1:01 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
From the RMNB piece linked in today’s clips, my favorite:
Mike’s surname is pronounced kinoo-bəl and it translates roughly as "Sorry, penguin."
"The Caps fan doesn't say, 'is the glass half full' or 'is the glass half empty'. He wonders when the glass is going to spill."
Obligatory..
"You can want to get to April but when you get to April you may not like the answers you get, so you might as well enjoy the ride while it's going on." - Brian McNally on JRR, 8/29/2011
by bagace on Dec 20, 2011 8:50 AM EST up reply actions 9 recs
that Russian Machine piece is brilliant!
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Happy Mike Knuble Day!
Emily posted a wealth of links in this morning’s Clips! I highly recommend spending your morning perusing them.
Stephen Whyno is tweeting and posting all sorts of Knuble goodies all day. @SWhyno on twitter, and be sure to keep an eye out for #MikeKnubleDay
I’ll post more throughout the day, and of course want everyone else to post, too!
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JLR sent this over my way as an example of Knuble being Knuble. Look at the little girl who just got the puck
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by RedBirdie on Dec 20, 2011 9:48 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
An awesome player… glad he finally got to play on a team I cheer for.
Occasionally reporting from Section 421 of the Verizon Center...
by MikeL-Pivonka on Dec 20, 2011 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
ooooh, megafail on my part. no subject line!
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I’m still receiving it.
Knuble: "I am what I am. I play well with good players."
On his milestone: "It's going to be like unwrapping a birthday present. Then the day after you're kind of like [sighs]....Now you just have to keep going."
by capsyoungguns on Dec 20, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
a relatively small moment in the grand scheme… but last december when the caps hosted the penguins i was sitting in a special (club level) seat with my nephew who was in town for the holidays when knuble scored the short handed goal late in the game to tie it up… so clutch and awesome knubleness. memorable given all the circumstances, even if the caps lost in a shootout.
he’s the man
I will always remember the pictorial march through the K Street intersections as he kept accumulating goals through the 09-10 season.
That'll make your weagle wink!
"You're the boss, apple sauce" - @GreenLife52
I had totally forgotten about that! I wonder if they’re collected any where?
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Knuble’s Knights (who I want to give a little shout-out to for their support of past pledge drives!) have a couple of awesome signs you can print out for tonight! Check ’em out.
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SWhyno Stephen Whyno
Who said “He’s a great player but an even greater person. It means a lot to me to be able to spend this day with him.” #Caps
I guessed Carlson, but hmm, sounds a bit like Alzner. Whyno said he’d post the details and who said it in a few minutes.
okay, a few more goodies!
In case you hadn’t heard, Kanoobs is the first player from the University of Michigan to reach 1,000 games!
Whyno chatted with Knuble’s Knights and their plans for the game (someone PLEASE snap a picture of the giant K-N-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-U-B-L-E sign!)
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another classic Knuble photoshop
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by RedBirdie on Dec 20, 2011 3:23 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
a few more goodies from last night
Whyno’s quick post-gamer, which includes video of the pre-game ceremonies.
While Dale Hunter is still not feeling the Kanoobs Love, Knuble was out of the ice for the final horn to sound, which was nice.
And a tweet from the man of the day:
What a great night last night….1000 games and a win. Saw a lot of old friends who showed up as a surprise. Thanks for all the well-wishes
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The extended tribute video, with a few non-caps well-wishers:
http://video.capitals.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hcatid=810&id=143997
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