Stories tagged with "halpern j."

Ovechkin Has Chosen... Wisely

by J.P. on Jul 20, 2005 4:23 PM EDT

Alexander Ovechkin has exercised his option to void his contract for this season with Omsk of the Russian Super League, meaning that little stands between him and signing with the Caps. It was reporte...

Caps Under Contract, Restricteds And Unrestricteds

by J.P. on Jul 21, 2005 3:15 PM EDT

OK, so who's still a Cap? Olie Kolzig? Yes (for now - buyout rumors are everywhere, though I tend to doubt them). Peter Bondra? No. Jason Doig? Maybe. Bobby Carpenter? Hell, he could be. Here's the li...

Sunday's Rumors

by J.P. on Jul 24, 2005 1:52 PM EDT

Today's rumors start off close to home, so let's have at 'em: The Caps will not be buying out Olie Kolzig and plan to bring back veterans Dainius Zubrus, Jeff Halpern and Brendan Witt. Owner Ted Leons...

And They're Off, Part II

by J.P. on Aug 1, 2005 8:54 AM EDT

Today at noon begins what promises to be the craziest free agency period any sport has ever seen. There are plenty of rumors to get to, but first, the news and transactions of the past few days, start...

Caps Hoping Patience Will Pay Off

by J.P. on Aug 5, 2005 2:40 AM EDT

A few days into the feeding frenzy of this year's free agency period and the Caps have made exactly one move, trading for RW Chris Clark. Clark is coming off a career year in which he set single seaso...

Monday, Monday

by J.P. on Aug 15, 2005 10:28 PM EDT

There's not much going on in the hockey world so far today, but this should be a big week, as teams get ready for camps to open in just a few weeks.Apparently the Flyers are looking for another scorin...

WashingtonPost.com Leonsis Chat & Tuesday's News

by J.P. on Aug 16, 2005 2:32 PM EDT

Ted Leonsis chatted over at WashingtonPost.com early this afternoon. Some highlights (ok, a highlight - one wonders how many tough questions got nixed):Potomac, Md.: I'm a big Caps fan and am excited...

Friday Roundup: How To Cover The Off Day

by J.P. on Sep 23, 2005 9:05 AM EDT

With no game to recap or preview, both the WaPo and the WTimes turn to the sports writer's old standby - the fluff piece. Equal parts substance and human interest, the piece puts a face on the athlete...

Breaking News: Halpern Named Captain

by J.P. on Sep 23, 2005 9:31 PM EDT

The Capitals have named Jeff Halpern the team's 12th captain (I smell a fluff piece in tomorrow's papers). Congrats, Jeff!

Saturday Roundup: Oh Captain, My Captain

by J.P. on Sep 24, 2005 10:17 AM EDT

As we mentioned last night, Jeff Halpern has been named captain of the Caps, replacing probably the worst captain in team history in Brendan Witt (if I had a nickel for every time I said, "A captain c...