- Recaps and other musings on the Hershey Bears’ Game One loss from Vogs, Monumental video (Mann, Bears room), Patriot-News, Chocolate Hockey (plus photos), NoVa Caps, Lebanon Daily News, CBJackets, The Cannon, Cannon Fire and Caps Outsider.
- Postgame, the Bears are looking forward, not back. [Local21News (video)]
- Oh hai there Steve Eminger and your two assists. Whatever. [Caps Outsider]
- Tim McGauley wrapped up his junior career a few days ago and is kicking off his pro career on the Bears’ roster for the Calder Cup Finals. [@bdnwheatkings]
- Also new on the roster – Vitek Vanecek. [NoVa Caps]
- Oh, and by the way:
@TheHersheyBears did not receive a penalty minute in tonight’s game. First time since 3/14/14 at Syracuse.
— Scott Stuccio (@ScottStuccio) June 2, 2016
- Notes and assorted whatnot from the morning skate at Giant Center:
- This Hershey squad has a lot of rookies and sophomores on it… and they’ve been doing pretty well. [Dump’n’Chase]
- There are eleven banners hanging at Giant Center. Perhaps there’s room for one more. [CSNMA]
- Monumental video (Coach Mann, Two-Man Advantage, Rinkside Update/Bowey).
- Nathan Walker‘s play has got the attention of Caps’ management. For all the right reasons. [WaPo]
- Get to Know a Bear – Jakub Vrana. [NoVa Caps]
- Related:
PHOTO: Jakub Vrana celebrates his first-period goal in Game One the Calder Cup Finals. #hbh pic.twitter.com/dMqh6HyJgY
— Chocolate Hockey (@ChocHockey) June 1, 2016
- Seasons in review:
- … and here’s the Ice Cheetah on a list of underrated free agents. [THW]
- Looking ahead to the draft later this month, the Caps have pick number 26. Should they trade it? [Stars and Sticks]
- A few updates for Caps on Holiday:
- Congrats to Karl and Mandy Alzner, who welcomed a new baby boy to their family yesterday. [RMNB]
- Here’s a nice roundup from last week. [FiCP]
- Alex Ovechkin played in a charity basketball game with his mom as coach.[RMNB, Sportsnet, 25Stanley]
- Back in Sweden, Valbo HC is renaming its summer U-16 tournament after its greatest homegrown player and will be awarding the Nicklas Backstrom Cup to the winning team this August. [Arbetarbladet, Cup Online]