By: Joe Pohoryles In 1999, the greatest player to ever grace the ice hung up his skates. At 38 years old, after over 20 years of dominance, Wayne Gretzky retired with 61 NHL records, and he still holds or shares those records today. One of those records is for most career goals. Gretzky finished withContinue reading “Chasing Gretzky: The Gr8 Quest”
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The Pohory-list: Top 25 under 25
By: Joe Pohoryles Entering 2020, the Big Four DC sports teams are in vastly different positions. The Capitals and Nationals are enjoying great success, coming off recent championships and in great position to capture a second. The Wizards and Redskins, however, are in dark days, and are already looking to build a brighter future. TheContinue reading “The Pohory-list: Top 25 under 25”
How the Caps can best prepare for another Stanley Cup run
By: Joe Pohoryles The Caps have played 41 games this season, and with 41 games to go, look to be in good shape for another playoff run at the end of the season. They are tied with the Boston Bruins for most points in the league with 59, they lead the Metro division by sixContinue reading “How the Caps can best prepare for another Stanley Cup run”
The Pohory-list: Top 10 too early/too late DC athletes
By: Joe Pohoryles When thinking about the greatest players in DC professional sports history, names like Darrell Green, Elvin Hayes and Alex Ovechkin come to mind. Each of these men, and many more, set records and won championships repping the District. They’ll be remembered as Redskins and Wizards/Bullets and Capitals (and as the franchise getsContinue reading “The Pohory-list: Top 10 too early/too late DC athletes”
Washington Capitals 2010s All-Decade Team
By: Joe Pohoryles Forwards: (stayed true to C vs W, but not necessarily LW or RW) *=still with team ^=on team prior to 2010 First line: Alex Ovechkin* (2010-2019)^ Nicklas Backstrom* (2010-2019)^ TJ Oshie* (2015-2019) Not much to explain here. Ovi is arguably the greatest scorer of all time, still chasing Wayne Gretzky’s goal recordContinue reading “Washington Capitals 2010s All-Decade Team”
The Wildcard 