June 22, 2012

2012 NHL Entry Draft Links


The 2012 NHL Entry Draft is being held at at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Round one starts at 7:00 PM EDT tonight, June 22, 2012. The rest of the draft rounds will take place tomorrow.

This post includes a list of some of the best sites to visit online for NHL draft coverage. These blogs, twitter accounts and various websites are also going to be accurate and timely in the reporting of any trades that may happen this weekend. Most trades occur in the offseason these days, and there are bound to be a few major transactions between now and July 1st, when free-agency starts.

The Washington Capitals are my favorite team, so some of the links below are to Caps themed sites and pre-draft videos.


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Washington Capitals Review: May 1 - 31, 2012

Capitals celebrate EC Semifinal Game 6 win in Washington, DC on May 9, 2012.
Photo by Mitchell Layton / Getty Images via WashingtonCaps.com.

Obviously, I've been out of commission for a while. Therefore, I was not able to post updates on the Washington Capitals for the month of May 2012. With my limited (and unpaid) time, I think it would be utter madness for me to even try, at this point. So, you'll soon see new blog posts starting with June 2012 updates

However, I would like to suggest you visit the archives of the following popular sites, to catch up with or review what happened last month. The end of Washington's second round NHL playoff series against the New York Rangers, and unfortunately their 2012 playoffs run altogether, is well documented by these sources.


WashingtonCaps.com - Game recaps by Mike Vogel, highlights
videos at team's site. Click on calender dates for menu of choices.

Dump 'N Chase - Mike Vogel's blog

Capitals Insider - Katie Carrera at The Washington Post

Japers' Rink - Jon Press and various blog contributors

The Peerless Prognosticator - Blog by The Peerless

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June 7, 2012

Washington Capitals Review: April 21 - 30, 2012

Capitals players celebrate EC Semifinal Game 2 win in New York on April 30, 2012.
Photo by Bruce Bennett / Getty Images via WashingtonCaps.com.

As the month of April 2012 came to an end, the Washington Capitals finished up their seven-game Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Boston Bruins. They got two days off following the first round victory before getting into round two of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, their Semifinal series against the first place (regular season) New York Rangers.

Junior's Eyes supplies some game review links for these five playoff games in this post. Also included are highlights videos and one other Capitals related creation below, in reverse chronological order.


April 30, 2012

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 3, Rangers 2
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com


...Ovechkin made the most of his limited time, firing seven shots on net – the most of any skater on either side – and supplying the game-breaking and game-winning power play strike with 7:27 left in the third period. That goal gave the Caps a 3-2 win and enabled Washington to even the series at 1-1...


April 28, 2012

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Rangers 3, Capitals 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com


Familiar Territory – The New York Rangers took Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between themselves and the Washington Capitals today, jumping out to a 1-0 series lead. This is right where Washington was after the first game of the first round, down a game on the road to a higher seed...


April 26, 2012

Most Interesting Cap On The Ice
By Dean Johnson via Twitter at @Dean_J6

@VogsCaps #MostInterestingCapOnTheIce pic.twitter.com/s5qaNinn



April 25, 2012

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 2, Bruins 1, OT
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com


...Joel Ward’s goal at 2:57 of overtime gave the Caps a 2-1 win in the deciding Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the Capitals and the Bruins on Wednesday night in Boston...


April 22, 2012

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Bruins 4, Capitals 3, OT
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com


...Tyler Seguin’s goal at 3:17 of overtime gave the Bruins a 4-3 win and evened the series at three games apiece, forcing a deciding Game 7 on the Bruins’ ice Wednesday night...


April 21, 2012

POSTGAME NOTEBOOK: Capitals 4, Bruins 3
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com


...Troy Brouwer’s power-play goal with 1:27 left in the third gave the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Bruins in Boston in Saturday’s Game 5...

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June 1, 2012

2012 WRC Rally Argentina Review

Sébastien Loeb in 2012 Philips Rally Argentina.
Photo © GEPA Pictures / Citroen via RedBull.com.

Based in Villa Carlos Paz (near Córdoba, Argentina), the fifth rally of the current World Rally Championship season, 2012 Rally Argentina was held the weekend of April 26 through April 29, 2012. The 312.38 mile gravel run makes this the longest rally of the year.

Overall, the Citroën Total World Rally Team had a great rally, as they took the top two spots. French driver Sébastien Loeb won, and Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) ended up second. Mads Østberg (Norway) came in third for the Adapta World Rally Team.

This is Loeb's 70th WRC career rally win. He held first place in the overall standings, with an 18 point lead over Petter Solberg (Norway) of Ford World Rally Team, after this rally.

I've posted a list (in chronological order) of links to daily review posts from WRC.com, highlights videos and a total event review video.



Loeb tops Qualifying Stage
Posted at WRC.com on April 26, 2012

...Loeb, the winner in Argentina on the last six occasions, completed the 4.59-kilometre test from Villa Garcia to Cabalango in a time of 2m36.9s to earn the right to select his road position for day one’s stages first...


Friday wrap: Loeb completes remarkable turnaround
Posted at WRC.com on April 27, 2012

Sebastien Loeb has reversed a deficit of more than half a minute to lead ... Rally Argentina at the completion of day one as Petter Solberg's bid for victory faltered when the Ford driver suffered a broken steering arm on stage four...




Saturday wrap: Loeb on course
Posted at WRC.com on April 29, 2012

Sebastien Loeb will start the final day of ... Rally Argentina firmly on course for his seventh victory on the event and his 70th in the FIA World Rally Championship ... after Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen was told to hold position...




SS14: Solberg wins the WRC's longest stage
Posted at WRC.com on April 29, 2012

Petter Solberg’s bid to score as many points as possible on ... Rally Argentina remains on course after he cut the gap to Thierry Neuville to less than two minutes by winning the monster 65.74-kilometre Matadero/Ambul run, the longest in the FIA World Rally Championship...


BREAKING NEWS: Loeb wins in Argentina
Posted at WRC.com on April 29, 2012

Sebastien Loeb has made it seven wins in succession on ... Rally Argentina to extend his lead at the top of the FIA World Rally Championship...




SS19: Solberg takes Power Stage win as Sordo hits trouble
Posted at WRC.com on April 29, 2012

Petter Solberg has won the Power Stage on ... Rally Argentina to secure three world championship bonus points...


Sunday wrap: Loeb in seventh heaven
Posted at WRC.com on April 29, 2012

Sebastien Loeb has made it seven wins in succession on ... Rally Argentina to extend his lead at the top of the FIA World Rally Championship...




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