Tag: 2015 Winter Classic

2015 Winter Classic Preview: Capitals Line Combinations

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 3 min read |

With Brooks Orpik‘s status for tomorrow’s game up in the air (and smart money is probably betting against him being available), here (via ...

The Noon Number: Red, White, Blue and Blackhawks

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 1 min read |

38 – Number of players who have played for both the Capitals and their Winter Classic opponents, the Chicago Blackhawks. Per the NHL, “[o]...

EPIX Road to the Winter Classic Episode 3: Holiday Road

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 10 min read |

[NOTE: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS] Last week’s “Road” ended on a somber note, with the ‘Hawks mourning the loss of assistan...

Anticipating a Classic

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 7 min read |

As we inch closer to this year’s Winter Classic, there’s a lot of buzz around the game between the Caps and Blackhawks on January 1 –...

EPIX Road to the Winter Classic Episode 2: The Bumpy Road

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 10 min read |

[NOTE: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS] Last week we were introduced to the coaches and players traveling along the road to the Winter Classic, and were...

Braden Holtby's Winter Classic Throwback Mask Revealed

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 1 min read |

Earlier this morning, the Capitals revealed the mask that Braden Holtby will wear for the Winter Classic on January 1, and we’ve got some more p...

Behind the Scenes with EPIX and an Interview with Producer Ross Greenburg

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 17 min read |

It was a brisk and overcast morning in downtown Manhattan last Thursday, just about the type of weather the NHL and fans might hope to have for New Ye...

EPIX Road to the Winter Classic Episode 1: Hitting the Road

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 15 min read |

[NOTE: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS.] “The road is where the stories are.” This is the message given to us early on in the first episode ...

Capitals Unveil 2015 Winter Classic Uniforms

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 2nd 2019 | 3 min read |

Gathering at Nats Park, the site of the 2015 Winter Classic, the Caps have unveiled their jerseys for their outdoor battle against the Blackhawks on J...

Backwards Slapshot: Overthinking It

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 1 min read |

NHL execs are really overthinking this one…...