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  • 2024-25 Team Preview- Devils Look for Playoffs Return

    2024-25 Team Preview- Devils Look for Playoffs Return

    2023-24

    Record: 38-39-5 81pts (7th in Metropolitan Division)

    Playoffs: Did Not Qualify

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    Key Losses

    Lindsey Ruff (Coach/Fired), John Marino, Kevin Bahl, Alexander Holtz, Brendan Smith, Tomas Nosek, Akira Schmid

    Key Additions

    Jacob Markstrom, Brett Pesce, Brendan Dillon, Stefan Noesen, Tomas Tatar, Paul Cotter, Sheldon Keefe (Head Coach)

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    2024-25 Preview

    After missing the playoffs last year to injuries, inconsistent plays, and a lack of a capable starting goaltending tandem…the New Jersey Devils looks to make it back to the Stanley Cup playoffs with hopes of being a championship contender as they were 2022-23 season. GM Tom Fitzgerald sure was busy and active this offseason correcting a lot of the issues that plagued the Devils last season. Let’s take a quick look back at the off-season moves and what the current roster entails.

    Off-season Moves

    The biggest moved that kicked off the busy offseason (actually during the Stanley Cup playoffs) was acquiring goalie Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames. It’s no secret this move was going to happen as the Devils tried acquiring him at the trade deadline but couldn’t get the deal past the finish line until after the regular season. Markstrom will definitely be the number one guy in between the pipes with Jake Allen as his serviceable and capable backup.

    On day one of free agency, the Devils went out and signed Brett Pesce away from the Carolina Hurricanes as well as Brendan Dillon of the Winnipeg Jets. These moves help on the backend as Pesce is an upgrade on Marino. While Dillon brings back that rugged and physical defenseman they lacked once Ryan Graves departed for the Pittsburgh Penguins. New Jersey also added familiar faces in Stefan Noesen and Tomas Tatar in free agency, while the Devils also acquired in a trade from the Vegas Golden Knights Paul Cotter for the middle and bottom six forwards group. They should add an edge, scoring depth, and tough to play against mentality for their line(s).

    Returning Players

    The Devils return with a solid and highly skilled core group of offensive players that features Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt, Dougie Hamilton, & Dawson Mercer. Hamilton was sorely missed as he was injured most of the year with a torn pectoral muscle. Him coming back healthy will be huge as he plays critical minutes on the top pair at 5on5, power play, & on the penalty kill. You could tell New Jersey’s PowerPlay took a dip without him firing pucks from the blue line. Health overall was a problem besides just Hamilton. Jack Hughes definitely missed some chunks of games as well. When healthy, these young skilled Devils can stack up against the NHL’s elite teams.

    I look forward to continue to see growth in Jesper Brett’s game as he’s improved each year since he’s been in the league. He was definitely the MVP of the Devils last year for sure leading the team in scoring. As for the rest of the group, I’d like to see more from the following…Timo Meier & Ondrej Palat. Meier in particular needs to step up his game and produce like how he did in San Jose being a 40 goal scorer considering he’s being paid a kings ransom to score goals. More goals from Meier, the better for him and everyone. While I do value Ondrej Palat’s leadership and experience of winning when he was in Tampa, I’d like to see him chip in a little bit more offensively. The bottom six looks good

    Projected Lines

    Forwards

    (LW) Tomas Tatar- (C) Nico Hischier-Jesper Bratt (RW)

    (LW) Timo Meier- (C) Jack Hughes- Dawson Mercer (RW)

    (LW) Ondrej Palat- (C) Erik Haula- Nolan Foote (RW)

    (LW) Paul Cotter- (C) Curtis Lazar- Nathan Bastian (RW)

    *Extras: Kurtis McDermaid, Max Willman

    Defenseman

    (D) Jonas Siegenthaler- (D) Dougie Hamilton

    (D) Brendan Dillon – (D) Brett Pesce

    (D) Jonathan Kovacevic- (D) Simon Nemec

    *Extra: Nick DeSimone

    Injured Reserve: Luke Hughes

    Goalies

    Jacob Markstrom

    Jake Allen

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  • TXHT Presents “So Close”

    TXHT Presents “So Close”

    TXHT and X75 Productions is excited to announce it’s first ever docu-series, “So Close: The Story of the 1997-98 Washington Capitals”.

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    “So Close: The Story of the Washington Capitals” is a 14 chapter docu-series that chronicles the Washington Capitals from April 1997 through June 1998. It will cover everything from the firings of general manager David Poile and coach Jim Schoenfeld to the hirings of general manger George McPhee and coach Ron Wilson. Plus, we look at the extensive contract negotiations of key players, incidents that took place during the season, honors and milestones that were achieved, and the thrilling run to the 1998 Stanley Cup Final. This is a very thorough look at the 1997-98 Washington Capitals

    “So Close” is an extensive labor of love project that began development in 2012. In the beginning the vision for “So Close” was to be a 12 episode documentary series for television, but after changes to Monumental Sports, talks ceased and the project was shelved for over a decade.

    Then in 2023, we dusted the project off, and began recollecting all of our research for the project. TXHT is very grateful for the Montgomery County Public Library and for all of their resources to help us in our research. The MCPL’s resources allowed us to look up Washington Post articles from both 1997 and 1998, and is the main source for a lot of the content that you’ll see in the docu-series.

    Due to TXHT’s inability to conduct interviews with the players, coaches, and management, all of the quotes that you will see are directly from the research that was conducted. At the end of every chapter will be a Resources section with all articles cited that the quotes were pulled from.

    TXHT is also thankful to both Sports Illustrated and The Hockey News for having archives that we could use for additional research.

    “So Close: The Story of the 1997-98 Washington Capitals” debuts on Monday, October 7th, with new chapters being released every other week.

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  • Changes Coming to TXHT for 2024-25

    Changes Coming to TXHT for 2024-25

    Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the 2024-25 hockey season is upon us, and with a new season comes changes to TXHT.

    Being how TXHT is a smaller operation with between 2-4 people contributing to the site, after every season we sit down and review how things went during the season and discuss any changes we may need to make. And this season there are going to be some major changes taking place.

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    Major Changes

    1. Team Previews

    The first major change everyone will notice is the lack of Team Previews. The last few seasons I have ended up writing the majority of them with the rest of the team writing the ones for teams that more interest them. To take a major load off of my shoulders, I’m only writing the Washington Capitals team preview, which will be released on October 11th.

    Scott will be taking care of the New Jersey Devils (Oct. 3rd) and Seattle Kraken (Oct. 6th). Dickson will be previewing the Anaheim Ducks (Oct. 10th) and Montreal Canadiens (Oct. 8th). There will not be any other team previews.

    2. The Dailys

    The next major change everyone is going to notice is the will be the Dailys. There won’t be any this season. The reason for no Dailys this season is a very simple one. It’s too much work for two people who also have day jobs and other responsibilities outside of TXHT. Last season we tried doing a time cut off so Dickson and I weren’t up all night working on the Dailys, and even that still proved to be very time consuming. Especially with all of the prep work that we had to do to get the Dailys ready in advance.

    We love the Dailys, we really do, but with how small our team is here, we needed to retire the Dailys for this season. We do hope to bring them back for the 2025-26 season if we are able.

    3. Jersey Tracking

    Now a major feature for the Dailys was our Jersey Tracking, which is something we take great pride in. We’re going to still provide Jersey Tracking, but on all of our Social Media platforms.

    On Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, yes we have a Threads now lol, we will be having all of the Games featured in one post with the exception of games featuring the Utah Hockey Club, due to us not having the Utah jersey graphics at this time. Games featuring the Utah Hockey Club will be given their own post until we are able to get the appropriate graphics featuring their jerseys.

    On Twitter we will be doing one main post that will then feature a thread with all of the games with their respective jersey tracking graphics. This is being done due to picture limits on Twitter.

    This how the Jersey Tracking graphics will look like for this season:

    This is how it will temporarily look like for games featuring the Utah Hockey Club:

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    With those major changes taking place for TXHT, we also have some exciting new things coming to TXHT for the 2024-25 season.

    New for TXHT

    1. Capitals Gameday Graphics

    In honor of the Washington Capitals 50th Anniversary season, TXHT has teamed up with graphic designer Xavier (@dicnowder) to create new Gameday Graphics for the 2024-25 season. The graphics will feature logos from the past and present as we pay tribute to the history of the Washington Capitals.

    You will see historical graphics used for teams that no longer exist, but are part of those team’s histories, to help us also tell the story of the Capitals history through the logos used. We also made sure to have the Gameday Graphics align with the Capitals Promotional and Theme nights too.

    The graphics will be shared on game days on all of TXHT’s social media accounts.

    2. Focused Projects

    New to TXHT this season will be projects that focus on specific topics. Both Michael and Dickson have been spending the last few months working on new projects to be featured on TXHThockey.com.

    The first project will be announced tomorrow, October 1st. So stay tuned.

    3. Experimentation

    Another new thing we will be doing this season here at TXHT is some experimentation. Being how this season I’m (Michael) a full time season ticket holder to the Capitals now, I’ll be trying to push some of the videos and pictures I take at the games from both the players bench during pregame warmups, and from my seat in section 420.

    I also look to do maybe video Dailys that would go up on social media as Reels (or TikToks). There’s a lot of possibilities for content creation, and we’ll be looking to experiment quite a bit this season.

    With all of this said, we hope that you continue to support us as we enter the 2024-25 season. We view these changes as positive for the growth of TXHT, and we hope you enjoy the content we provide you this upcoming season.

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  • Caps Unveil Alternate Jersey

    Caps Unveil Alternate Jersey

    This morning to celebrate captain Alex Ovechkin’s 39th birthday, the Washington Capitals announced the return of their Reverse Retro 2.0 jersey as this season’s 50th Anniversary alternate jersey.

    Per the Capitals press release, the Capitals are bringing back the black Screaming Eagle jerseys that they previously wore in the 2022-23 season as part of the Reverse Retro 2.0 program for six home games. The jersey will don the blue, black, and bronze color scheme, and has the Capitol Building displayed on the shoulders. The design is reminiscent of the Capitals’ jersey, first introduced in 1995.

    the Capitals will begin wearing the jersey on November 6th against the Nashville Predators, and the final game they will wear it this season will be at the home finale on April 13th against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

    I personally love that these jerseys are coming back as I’ve always been a fan of the Screaming Eagle jerseys. Personally, I would have loved to have seen the Capitals bring these jerseys back, but in the original blue that they wore from the 1995-96 season through the 1999-2000 season. I would have also of loved to have seen the Capitals swap the bronze with gold like the way the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings did for their 50th anniversary seasons. But I’m happy they did the Screaming Eagle as the alternate for this season. I’ve always been a fan of the Screaming Eagle jerseys and colors.

    The jerseys will be available online, at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex store, and the Capital One Arena Team Store beginning Thursday, Oct. 10. Fans attending the Oct. 10th 50 Fest at Capital One Arena are encouraged to visit the Capital One Arena Team Store to purchase the jersey.

    *Jersey Pictures courtesy of the Washington Capitals.

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  • VFTG – PMC 2024: Peter Sudarso and Tohoru Masamune

    VFTG – PMC 2024: Peter Sudarso and Tohoru Masamune

    Coming to you from Pasadena, CA, join Michael Lindenbaum as he would cover the 2024 edition of Power Morphicon featuring multiple interviews. In today’s edition, Michael interviews Peter Adrian Sudarso (Preston/Blue Ranger – Ninja Steel) and Tohoru Masamune (Shredder – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)).

    Peter Adrian Sudarso (Preston/Blue Ranger – Ninja Steel)

    Michael is joined by Peter Adrian Sudarso who plays Preston the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers Ninja Steel and Marvin the Red Ranger in Power Rangers HyperForce. They discuss the show, Power Morphicon, his moment with brother Yoshi at PMC 2016, how HyperForce came about, and more.

    Tohoru Masamune (Shredder – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014))

    Michael is joined by Tohoru Masamune who plays Shredder in the 2014 film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. They discuss the film, Power Morphicon, how TMNT and Power Rangers have become intwined with each other, and Tohoru’s love for hockey and his hockey “career”.

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  • VFTG – PMC 2024: Mike Edward (NSFW)

    VFTG – PMC 2024: Mike Edward (NSFW)

    Coming to you from Pasadena, CA, join Michael Lindenbaum as he would cover the 2024 edition of Power Morphicon featuring multiple interviews. In today’s edition, Michael interviews Mike Edward (Master Dane – Ninja Steel).

    NOTE: This interview contains conversation about suggestive themes, and viewer/listener discretion is advised.

    Mike Edward (Master Dane – Ninja Steel)

    Michael is joined by Master Dane who plays Master Dane in Power Rangers Ninja Steel. They discuss the show, Power Morphicon, his time on Spartacus: Blood and Sand, working with Manu Bennett, Lucy Lawless, and the late Andy Whitfield.

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  • R.I.P “Johnny Hockey”

    R.I.P “Johnny Hockey”

    Good morning hockey world,

    Unfortunately we all woke up this morning to the tragic news that star winger of the Columbus Blue Jackets (formerly Calgary Flames) Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed as they were bicycling on County Route 551 in New Jersey and were struck by a car. The brothers were back in their hometown of Salem, NJ for their sister Katie’s wedding in Philadelphia which was supposed to be today. It has been reported that the driver has been arrested and is suspected of driving under the influence.

    I was in complete and utter shock to hear the news when I opened up my phone to our TXHT group chat to see that Johnny Gaudreau had tragically passed away. Gaudreau has been one of my favorite players to watch as he was quite a highly skilled playmaker despite his small frame. Being that he was from my home state of New Jersey also had its appeal and made me a fan of him as well. He was famously known going back to his college days at Boston College and throughout the National Hockey League as “Johnny Hockey”. In college, Gaudreau helped Boston College win a NCAA national title and won two consecutive Hockey East player of the year awards while also winning the Hobey Baker award as the NCAA’s best ice hockey player back in 2014. When he made it to the NHL, Gaudreau’s impact was made right away and was a Calder finalist in his rookie year back in 2015 for the Calgary Flames (before becoming a Columbus Blue Jacket in free agency back in 2022), being a multiple time NHL All Star, and winner of the Lady Bang trophy for being the most sportsmanlike player back in 2017. He has also represented Team USA on the international stage at multiple World Championship tournaments at the junior and professional level as well. Johnny Gaudreau played in 763 games and recorded 243 goals with 500 assists for a total of 743 total points in the National Hockey League.

    We all as hockey fans will miss watching “Johnny Hockey” dazzle us with his amazing hockey sense and skills out there on the ice. I still remember to this day the amazing play he made for Boston College in the NCAA title game in his freshman year no less to help seal the victory for his team and the championship. Off the ice, Johnny was an even more amazing person who was popular throughout the league and helped many charitable causes. Included below is a statement from both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames on his passing for whom both teams Gaudreau played for in the NHL. To pay tribute to him, here are some of Johnny Gaudreau’s best highlights which will include his famous play he made in the NCAA title game. R.I.P Johnny Hockey, we will miss you!

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  • VFTG – PMC 2024: Sabrina Lu and Torum Heng

    VFTG – PMC 2024: Sabrina Lu and Torum Heng

    Coming to you from Pasadena, CA, join Michael Lindenbaum as he would cover the 2024 edition of Power Morphicon featuring multiple interviews. In today’s edition, Michael interviews Sabrina Lu (Scorpina – MMPR) and Torum Heng (Mucus – Dino/Cosmic Fury).

    Sabrina Lu (Scorpina – MMPR)

    Michael is joined by Sabrina Lu who plays Scorpina in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. They discuss the show, Power Morphicon, being able to share convention experiences with her and the other actors’ families, and so much more.

    Torum Heng (Mucus – Dino/Cosmic Fury)

    Michael is joined by Torum Heng who plays Mucus on Power Rangers Dino/Cosmic Fury. They discuss the show, Power Morphicon, working with Campbell Cooley, and so much more.

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  • TXHT Jersey Share – My 1st Game Issued Jersey

    TXHT Jersey Share – My 1st Game Issued Jersey

    Ladies and gentlemen welcome to another edition of TXHT Jersey Share where today we take a look at Ethan Bear’s Home Set 3 game issued Washington Capitals jersey courtesy of MeiGray.

    With our final edition of this summer’s TXHT Jersey Share series, we cover our third Ethan Bear jersey of the series. This time around I got my first ever Game Issued jersey. The difference with a Game Issued compared to a Game Worn is that it was prepared for the player to wear, but was never worn in a game.

    The jersey that you see here, is Bear’s Game Issued home jersey. He never got to wear in a game due to him being in the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.

    It’s interesting having a Game Issued jersey for a player. While it is cool that it was prepared for the player, it also doesn’t have the same lore as a Game Worn jersey. But, it is cool to see some of the differences that come with a Game Worn jersey.

    For instance, the spot where the player tracker would go, the trainers don’t cut open the slot for it. Also, MeiGray notes on the fight strap that the jersey was not worn in a game.

    Overall, it is still a cool jersey to have in my collection. It’s also great to know that Ethan is doing great since being in the Player Assistance Program. I look forward to seeing back on the ice and in a Caps uniform again this upcoming season.

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  • TXHT Jersey Share – Getting Geeky with Goldar

    TXHT Jersey Share – Getting Geeky with Goldar

    Ladies and gentlemen welcome to another edition of TXHT Jersey Share where today we take a look at Geeky Jerseys‘ Goldar (Power Rangers) jersey.

    For the first time in a little over a year, we return with a new Power Rangers themed jersey from Geeky Jerseys. Last year they released a special 30th Anniversary jersey. This year they pay tribute to one of the Rangers top villains.

    Geeky Jerseys would release a jersey featuring Goldar. Goldar would be one of the longest running villains the Rangers would face dating back to the debut episode “Day of the Dumpster”. We would see Goldar in all three seasons of Mighty Morphin, including the 10 episode Alien Rangers arc. Goldar would also appear in Zeo, In Space, HyperForce, and Beast Morphers.

    The Jersey

    For the jersey itself, they would do a really nice Goldar crest. The font would be in a modified version of the Power Rangers font. On the back we would see Goldar’s name in the same font used on the Rangers jersey for their name on the back. The font for the numbers has a bit more of an edge to them which looks really nice.

    The primary color for the jersey would be a goldenrod color. It would feature red and black piping on the base and on the sleeves. This would really capture the essence of Goldar and his look.

    On the shoulders, we would get different patches. The left shoulder would feature a gem. While on the right should, there would be five coins. This would be a limited edition jersey with only 250 made. I would get jersey 47 out of 250.

    This is a great jersey from Geeky Jerseys, and I look forward to wearing it to a pair of Power Ranger conventions really soon.

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