Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie announced his retirement from the NHL during a fan-event on Monday. Oshie will close his career after 16 seasons and 1,010 games in the league. He spent seven of those seasons with the St. Louis Blues and nine with the Washington Capitals. That includes serving a prominent role with the Capitals on their run to the 2018 Stanley Cup … [Read more...] about Capitals’ T.J. Oshie Announces Retirement From NHL
Spencer Carbery Wins 2025 Jack Adams Award
In recent days, the NHL has been revealing some of its end-of-season award winners heading into next week’s NHL Awards show. Today, the league announced that Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery has won the 2025 Jack Adams Award as “the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success,” as selected by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. Carbery recently … [Read more...] about Spencer Carbery Wins 2025 Jack Adams Award
Wild Sign Marcus Johansson To One-Year Contract
The Minnesota Wild have signed veteran forward Marcus Johansson to a one-year, $800K contract for the 2025-26 season. The deal was first reported by Michael Russo of The Athletic. Johansson was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, after concluding a two-year, $4MM contract signed with Minnesota in 2023. Johansson maintained his modest scoring through his last … [Read more...] about Wild Sign Marcus Johansson To One-Year Contract
Snapshots: Larionov, Rotenberg, Vellucci, Bjorklund
Top Russian club SKA St. Petersburg announced on Monday that they’ve relieved head coach Roman Rotenberg of his duties, and hired Igor Larionov as an immediate replacement. The move concludes Rotenberg’s four-year tenure as SKA’s head coach, which began when he took over for Valeri Bragin partway through the 2021-22 season. It is currently unclear if Rotenberg will continue on … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Larionov, Rotenberg, Vellucci, Bjorklund
Capitals Walk Back Message Regarding Alex Ovechkin’s Retirement
11:44 a.m.: Silber clarified for DC Backcheck that the team alleges no email was sent at all, not just that Ovechkin’s decision was unconfirmed. “An email was sent from an individual with the corporate sales department that mistakenly alluded to next year being Alex Ovechkin’s final year,” the team later said in a statement. 11:03 a.m.: The Capitals indicated in an email to … [Read more...] about Capitals Walk Back Message Regarding Alex Ovechkin’s Retirement