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  • TXHT Jersey Share – Our Turn to Host the Outdoors

    TXHT Jersey Share – Our Turn to Host the Outdoors

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls it’s now our turn to host the great outdoors as we take a look at the Washington Capitals 2015 Winter Classic jersey.

     

    Capitals Winter Classic 2015 Front

     

    For the second foray into the Winter Classic the Capitals would host the Chicago Blackhawks at Nationals Park, and they would bring us a jersey that was inspired by past teams before the Capitals came into existence.

     

    Capitals Winter Classic 2015 Back

     

    This was a cool jersey for the Capitals which mixed a few things to great success, and for the names and numbers on the backs the material they used for the patches had a more fabric feel to them which was cool.

     

    Fun fact for these jerseys. This marked the first time Reebok did not sell authentics, and the replicas did not have the Winter Classic patch on them. You had to by the patch separately which was a massive disservice by Reebok. Also the “W” on the crest was not your typical patch and was, and still is, very crinkly. Still a cool jersey though.

     

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    2015 Winter Classic View
    Our view for the 2015 Winter Classic.
  • NWHL News and Notes – July 31st, 2019

    NWHL News and Notes – July 31st, 2019

    Today in the NWHL the Buffalo Beauts have announced the signing of forward Kim Brown for the 2019-20 Season.

     

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    Brown, a Toronto native, will be playing in her first season in the NWHL and with the Beauts. Brown produced ten goals and six assists for 16 points this past season with Brock University, which was also the last season of her collegiate career. Brown was also one of the players that participated in the Beauts Free Agent Camp this past weekend.

     

    Brown’s salary was not disclosed.

     

    All players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

    TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

    *Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

  • TXHT Jersey Share – Taking it Outdoors

    TXHT Jersey Share – Taking it Outdoors

    In today’s edition of TXHT Jersey Share we head outdoors for the 2011 NHL Winter Classic and the beautiful jersey the Washington Capitals brought back to life.

     

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    When it was announced that the Pittsburgh Penguins were going to host their long time rival Capitals for the 2011 Winter Classic at Heinz Field many began to speculate what jersey the Capitals could be wearing for the game. Given the first few years were throwbacks to what was worn in the past or a take on what was part of that cities history it was all but expected the bring back theor retro red, white, and blue jerseys for the Classic. That became all but confirmed when the logos for the two teams were unveiled and then at Fan Fest the official unveiling of the jerseys by Alex Ovechkin, Yvon Labre, and Rod Langway.

     

    It’s a very beautiful jersey that works with today’s team, and by this jersey being introduced for the Classic it allowed it to come back full time as an alternate, first as the retro white, then as the retro red.

     

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  • NWHL News and Notes – July 30th, 2019

    NWHL News and Notes – July 30th, 2019

    Today in NWHL news the Minnesota Whitecaps announced that they have signed two more players for the 2019-20 campaign.

     

    First the Whitecaps have re-signed forward Haylea Schmid to a one year contract.

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    Schmid was a member of the Whitecaps before they joined the NWHL, and played six games last season for the Whitecaps.

     

    Then the Whitecaps announced that they have signed goaltender Allie Morse for the 2019-20 season.

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    Morse was also a member of the Whitecaps before they joined the NWHL, and this will mark her first season in the NWHL.

     

    Both Schmid and Morse’s salaries were not announced.

     

    All players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

    TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

    *Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

  • TXHT Opinion – The Capitals Salary Cap Crunch

    TXHT Opinion – The Capitals Salary Cap Crunch

    With July coming to an end the Washington Capitals have made some moves to improve their bottom six and their defense. However, with these moves and the re-signings of forwards Jakub Vrana and Chandler Stephenson, and defenseman Christian Djoos the Capitals have put themselves into a bit of a Cap crunch.

     

    Currently the Capitals stand with $1.3mil over the Salary Cap, which is fine for now as teams are allowed to be 10% over the Cap up until the start of the regular season. Obviously with the arbitration cases of Djoos and Stephenson the end results were a little higher than some expected and rightfully so. Djoos was awarded a one year $1.25mil contract, while Stephenson got a one year $1.05mil contract. I’m no math wizard, but I see where we have our $1.3mil Cap issue.

     

    Now hear me out here because this may get complicated, but last I checked both Djoos and Stephenson did not get a lot of playing time as the season came near an end and the playoffs wore on. Now many will bring up the fact that Djoos was injured for a good amount of the regular season, but yet once he was back in the lineup, specifically in the playoffs, Djoos couldn’t get more than seven minutes a game. Another thing that didn’t help Djoos’ case was that Jonas Siegenthaler played Djoos out of th lineup. Once Siegenthaler replaced Djoos in the lineup in the first round against Carolina, Siegenthaler played more minutes in one game than what Djoos averaged in the playoffs as a whole. So to me, unless Djoos has a stellar training camp, Siegenthaler is your sixth defenseman this upcoming season and Djoos is expendable now.

     

    Now for Stephenson, to me he became expendable when Travis Boyd started getting more playing time. Stephenson this past season also didn’t exceed in his sophmore year like he did in his rookie campaign where he was an integral part to the Capitals winning the Stanley Cup. With the Capitals signing Garnet Hathaway, Richard Panik, and Brendan Leipsic this pushes both Stephenson and Boyd out of the equation.

     

    So how would I fix this? Great question. First thing I’d do is clear out the $1.3mil in Cap space that is putting us over the Cap, and how I would do that is by trading both Djoos and Stephenson for draft picks. Yes, draft picks. You can never have too many draft picks. So with those two trades you clear out the $1.3mil, next thing I would do is send down Travis Boyd via waivers and call up Shane Gersich who is a lesser Cap hit by $100k. Now here is where it gets tricky for the Capitals. Who would be the seventh defenseman once Djoos has been traded? I’ve heard Tyler Lewington’s name thrown around and being how he has a cheap Cap hit, it would work, however, there is still no wiggle room which means the Capitals are going to need to make another trade and give a young guy a spot. Particularly on offense. Who would I trade? I honestly don’t know, and that’s why I’m not the general manager.

     

    One thing is for sure, Brian MacLellan is working the phones and is looking to get his team under the Cap and with some wiggle room to do call ups in case of an injury. It will be an interesting time leading up to training camp in September, and will be very interesting to see what moves MacLellan will make in that time.

  • TXHT Jersey Share – The Gamer Tag

    TXHT Jersey Share – The Gamer Tag

    In today’s edition of the TXHT Jersey Share series we’re going to have some fun as we take a look at the Washington Capitals home jersey that was introduced in the summer of 2007.

     

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    So funny story about this jersey. I actually won it at a Capitals game the first season they wore these new Reebok jerseys, but that’s not the funny part. the funny part is this. So the Capitals at the time were promoting this new credit card called the “Revolution” Credit Card, or at least that’s what I remember the name of it was *laughs*, and they were running a contest for those who registered for the card. I applied and was declined the card (which was fine by me), but it entered me for this jersey. Well as I already mentioned, I won, but because I was the fourth and final entrant to enter and I think they just felt bad for me so they gave it to me like 10 minutes after I got back to my seats *laugh*. That was hilarious.

     

    Capitals Home Red X75 2007 Back

     

    Now for the back of the jersey this was the first time I ever got a jersey customized and I chose to do my gamer tag which is xtremist75. Obviously one so called Capitals “Fan” blog took a picture of me without my knowledge to make fun of this as a “jersey foul”, but honestly it was me just doing my gamer tag. And cool fact here. X75 is xtremist75 abbreviated, so now you know how X75 Productions got it’s name.

     

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  • NWHL News and Notes – July 29th, 2019

    NWHL News and Notes – July 29th, 2019

    Today the NWHL has revealed the full expanded schedule for the 2019-20 regular season.

     

    Some key notes in today’s announcement:

    1. The Buffalo Beauts will now have Northtown Center in Amherst, NY as their new home “feature rink”.
    2. The Metropolitain Riveters will play at ProSkate in Monmouth Junction, NJ.
    3. The Minnesota Whitecaps will once again call TRIA Rink home this season, while the Boston Pride will be at Warrior Ice Arena again this season.
    4. The Isobel Cup Champion Whitecaps will begin their defense with back to back games on Oct. 12th and 13th when they host the Riveters.
    5. There are two midseason games listed as “To Be Announced” – Dec. 28th when the Beauts host the Riveters, and then on Feb. 1st when the Whale host the Riveters. The NWHL plans to have special events at unique venues in the local communities for those two games. Details will be announced soon.

     

    Here are the Schedules by team:

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    **Buffalo Beauts Schedule Graphic added at 724p ET.

     

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    *Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

  • TXHT Jersey Share – The Black Dome

    TXHT Jersey Share – The Black Dome

    Welcome to another edition the TXHT Jersey Share series as today we take a look at the Black Dome jersey of the Washington Capitals.

     

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    Originally introduced as the Capitals first ever alternate jersey during the 1997-98 season, it would remain their alternate until the end of the 1999-2000 season. During those three season the nameplate on the back was curved. When the Capitals made the change to have this jersey replace the Blue Eagle unifom at the start of the 2000-01 season the nameplate would be straightened to match the Capitals then home white jersey.

     

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  • TXHT Jersey Share – The White Eagle

    TXHT Jersey Share – The White Eagle

    Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to another edition of TXHT Jersey Share. Today we bring to you another jersey in the Washington Capitals history.

     

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    The White Eagle jersey was first introduced in the summer of 1995 as part of their rebrand, but it was similar to the Blue Eagle jersey that had the word “CAPITALS” on the front of the jersey. However, going into the 1997-98 season the team removed the woodmark from their then home jersey. The Capitals would continue to wear this uniform all the way to the end of the 2006-07 season to which then they would rebrand back to the red white and blue (navy) that they have been with to this day.

     

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  • TXHT Jersey Share – Brass Bonanza

    TXHT Jersey Share – Brass Bonanza

    It’s time to tune up the band and play some “Brass Bonanza” as the TXHT Jersey Share series looks at the Hartford Whalers jersey that was brought back this past season by the Carolina Hurricanes for Whalers Night.

     

    Whalers 2018 Front

     

    This beauty of a jersey was brought back by the Hurricanes for two games of the 2018-19 season to pay homage to their history before moving to North Carolina in 1997.

     

    Whalers 2018 Back

     

    I had two opportunities to obtain this jersey. The first time when Shaggy, Dickson, and I went to Raleigh for Whalers Night against the Boston Bruins, and again a few months later when our friends at Cool Hockey made them available. I obviously went the Cool Hockey route given how I wanted to get the jersey customized with my name and number on the back, which was not an option at the game back in December. Really awesome jersey, and another quality job by our friends at Cool Hockey.

     

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