Is it Hockey Season Already?
Yes, it’s time for cold 
steel on ice - Cap’s style.
Saturday, Oct. 6th is the Washington Capitals home opener against the Carolina Hurricane at the Verizon Center.
The Caps are coming off a dismal 2005-06 season with a 28 wins, 40 losses, with 14 overtime shootout losses record that left them in 14th place out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference.
Their home game record was 17 and 17 (and 7), but their record on the road was worse, 11-23 (and 7), so home ice is probably the best place to watch this season if you want a win.
In the preseason, the Caps were 3 and 3 with one overtime loss.
If you think you might enjoy watching a behind-the-scenes Caps practice, you can in Arlington. Check out my post from last season. Practices are free to watch, but call the rink in advance for scheduled times.
And if hockey’s your game, check out Hockey Beat on the b5media Sports Channel. And don’t miss the new Sports Channel new sports trivia and blog contest. If you don’t know the answers, you can find them in the recent posts of the 24 Sports Channel blog pages. It’s that easy. No studying, no homework. And they’re giving away some great prices - Amazon Gift certificates and sports related stuff, so take a shot. You might score!!!
Washington Capitals NHL Hockey
Verizon Center
601 F Street, NW, between 6th and 7th Streets, NE
Washington, DC 20004 (map it)
Dates and Times - 
season runs Oct. 5th through April 5th, 2008.
Tickets - $10.00 - $225.00 and are available online.
Nearest Metro Subway Station - Gallery Place / Chinatown (the Metro station is part of the Verizon Center) - Red, Yellow and Green lines.
Parking - Limited street parking in the area, but various paid lots and garages are within a short walk.
Photo credits - Flickr - fight - Scott Ableman (an old Chicago pal), mascot - dbking, Caps win - nickhall, face off - Chris and Kelly
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1 opinion for Is it Hockey Season Already?
Alex
Oct 8, 2007 at 7:56 pm
I’m super excited about hockey being back! My Sabres are off to a not so good start. It was tough losing Drury and Briere, hopefully the young guys can pick up the slack.
Caps should be better this year, Ovechkin is a great player!
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