Preseason Game #7 Washington Capitals vs. Ottawa Senators

Where: Verizon Center, Washington, DC

When: September 30, 2007, 5:00 PM

History:
All-Time vs. OTT: 24-26-5-0
Last Season vs. OTT: 2-2-0
Last Meeting: 1/30/07, WAS 2 OTT 3

This Preseason:
WAS Record: 3-2-1
OTT Record: 5-0-0

Probable Line-Ups:
Washington
Forward Line 1: 8 Ovechkin, 25 Kozlov, 43 Fleischmann
Forward Line 2: 28 Semin, 92 Nylander, 19 Backstrom
Forward Line 3: 18 Pettinger, 15 B.Gordon, 17 Clark
Forward Line 4: 87 Brashear, 16 Sutherby, 10 Bradley
Defense Pair 1: 3 Poti, 23 Jurcina
Defense Pair 2: 2 Pothier, 26 Morrisonn
Defense Pair 3: 4 Erskine, 44 Eminger
Goalie: 37 Kolzig
Back-up Goalie: 1 Johnson
Other Forwards: 21 Laich, 27 Clymer, 38 Klepis, 39 Steckel, 50 Motzko, 56 Bourque
Other Defensemen: 9 Pollock, 52 Green, 55 Schultz, 78 Boumedienne

Ottawa
Forward Line 1: 15 Heatley, 19 Spezza, 11 Alfredsson
Forward Line 2: 20 Vermette, 12 Fisher, 44 Eaves
Forward Line 3: 22 Kelly, 36 Hennessy, 25 Neil
Forward Line 4: 71 Foligno, 41 Nikulin, 10 Donovan
Defense Pair 1: 4 Phillips, 24 Volchenkov
Defense Pair 2: 6 Redden, 14 Meszaros
Defense Pair 3: 7 Corvo, 5 Schubert
Goalie: 1 Emery
Back-up Goalie: 29 Gerber
Other Forwards:43 Dimitrakos, 17 Hamel, 49 Johnson, 16 McGrattan, 63 McKenzie, 53 Zubov
Other Defensemen: 52 Amadio, 39 Carkner, 55 Lee, 3 Nycholat, 2 Richardson

Injuries:
Washington – 14 Fehr (hip)
Ottawa – 37 McAmmond (concussion)

Preview: In the final preseason game the Caps face the Ottawa Senators. The Caps seem to be improving with each game. They took 41 shots on goal vs the Flyers on Friday scoring 7 goals. Lets hope the trend continues and they are able to carry it into the regular season.

Capitals 7 Flyers 5

Note to the rest of the NHL: Don't get #8 mad at you! Ovechkin recorded a 4 point night against the Flyers on Friday.

Recap

The NHL, once again, absolutely made a mess of the stats for this game. For what they are worth here they are:

Summary
Super Stats

The Caps play their final preseason game tomorrow vs. Ottawa.

Training Camp Cut

Per Capitals Insider, the Capital sent LW Chris Bourque to Hershey this morning. This was not an unexpected move. He had a very good camp but is not among the Capital top talent, yet. He has been impressing the coaches with his heart and determination but needs to sharpen his skills a little more to make up for his lack of size, he's only 5'-7'' tall and 170 pounds. He does have the benefit of a entry level contract that will allow him to transfer between Washington and Hershey without having to go through the waiver process. More than likely, we will see him make his NHL debut for the Capitals this season.

Preseason Game #6 Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Where: Verizon Center, Washington, DC

When: September 28, 2007, 7:00 PM

History:
All-Time vs. PHI: 62-90-19-0
Last Season vs. PHI: 4-0-0
Last Meeting: 1/9/07, WAS 6 PHI 2

This Preseason:
WAS Record: 2-2-1
PHI Record: 3-3-0

Probable Line-Ups:
Washington
Forward Line 1: 8 Ovechkin, 25 Kozlov, 43 Fleischmann
Forward Line 2: 28 Semin, 92 Nylander, 19 Backstrom
Forward Line 3: 18 Pettinger, 15 B.Gordon, 17 Clark
Forward Line 4: 87 Brashear, 16 Sutherby, 10 Bradley
Defense Pair 1: 3 Poti, 23 Jurcina
Defense Pair 2: 2 Pothier, 26 Morrisonn
Defense Pair 3: 4 Erskine, 44 Eminger
Goalie: 37 Kolzig
Back-up Goalie: 1 Johnson
Other Forwards: 21 Laich , 27 Clymer, 38 Klepis, 39 Steckel, , 50 Motzko, 56 Bourque
Other Defensemen: 9 Pollock, 52 Green, 55 Schultz, 78 Boumedienne

Philadelphia
Forward Line 1: 12 Gagne, 48 Briere, 22 Knuble
Forward Line 2: 19 Hartnell, 17 Carter, 36 Boulerice
Forward Line 3: 34 Kane, 18 Richards, 24 Kapanen
Forward Line 4: 55 Eager, 11 Potulny, 32 Cote
Defense Pair 1: 44 K. Timonen, 21 Smith
Defense Pair 2: 2 Hatcher, 5 Coburn
Defense Pair 3: 23 Gauthier, 45 Picard
Goalie: 43 Biron
Back-up Goalie: 30 Nittymaki
Other Forwards: 14 Ruzicka, 27 Downie
Other Defensemen: 28 Kukkonen, 29 Guenin
Other Goalies: 33 Boucher, 35 Houle

Injuries:
Washington – 14 Fehr (hip)
Philadelphia – 20 Umberger (broken finger), 9 Upshaw (broken wrist), 6 Jones (hip), 15 Lupul (wrist)

Preview:

In a rematch of Wednesday’s game the Flyers travel to DC to take on the Caps. The Caps played a much watered down lineup in the 2-1 loss Wednesday without the likes of Alex Ovechkin, Chris Clark, Michal Nylander, Victor Kozlov, Tom Poti, Brian Pothier, Matt Pettinger, and Alexander Semin. Expect a much deeper lineup this time around. Four Flyers were injured in their game Tuesday vs. Ottawa so watch for some of their younger players trying to step up. Also, Coach Hanlon will be looking to see who the final cuts are going to be for the Caps. On the hot seat: Forwards - Matt Bradley, Brian Sutherby, Brooks Laich, Ben Clymer, Jakub Klepis, David Steckel, Joe Motzko, and Chris Bourque Defensemen - Jame Pollock, John Erskine, Steve Eminger, Mike Green, Jeff Shultz, and Josef Bomedienne.

Capitals 1 Flyers 2

The Capitals lost to the Flyers 2-1 last night. Unfortunately, The NHL has absolutely no stats on the game. I heard most of the first two periods but missed the third. My 2 year old decided she didn't want to go to bed. The Caps were a bit unlucky in the second with Matt Bradley hitting the cross bar and two other shots hitting the post. The Caps Brian Sutherby was credited his first goal of the preseason. He redirected Steve Eminger's point shot and caught Flyers goalie Martin Biron out of position. For the first time this preseason, the Caps did not score the opening goal. Former Capital, Boyd Kane scored the only Flyers goal in the first period. Ben Eager scored the game winning goal late in the second. The two teams rematch at Verizon Center tomorrow and you can expect a much different lineup for the Capitals. Almost all the Capitals' big guns did not play in this game, including Alex Ovechkin, Chris Clark, Michal Nylander, Viktor Kozlov, Tom Poti, Brian Pothier, Matt Pettinger, and Alexander Semin.

You can get a little more info on the game from Mike Vogel at Dump and Chase

Preseason Game #5 Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers

Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA

When: September 26, 2007, 7:00 PM

History:
All-Time vs. PHI: 62-90-19-0
Last Season vs. PHI: 4-0-0
Last Meeting: 1/9/07, WAS 6 PHI 2

This Preseason:
WAS Record: 2-1-1
PHI Record: 2-3-0

Probable Line-Ups:
Washington
Forward Line 1: 8 Ovechkin, 25 Kozlov, 43 Fleischmann
Forward Line 2: 28 Semin, 92 Nylander, 19 Backstrom
Forward Line 3: 18 Pettinger, 15 B.Gordon, 17 Clark
Forward Line 4: 87 Brashear, 16 Sutherby, 10 Bradley
Defense Pair 1: 3 Poti, 23 Jurcina
Defense Pair 2: 2 Pothier, 26 Morrisonn
Defense Pair 3: 4 Erskine, 44 Eminger
Goalie: 37 Kolzig
Back-up Goalie: 1 Johnson
Other Forwards: 21 Laich , 27 Clymer, 38 Klepis, 39 Steckel, , 50 Motzko, 56 Bourque
Other Defensemen: 9 Pollock, 52 Green, 55 Schultz, 78 Boumedienne

Philadelphia
Forward Line 1: 12 Gagne, 48 Briere, 22 Knuble
Forward Line 2: 19 Hartnell, 17 Carter, 15 Lupul
Forward Line 3: 9 Upshall, 18 Richards, 24 Kapanen
Forward Line 4: 55 Eager, 20 Umberger, 27 Downie
Defense Pair 1: 44 K. Timonen, 21 Smith
Defense Pair 2: 2 Hatcher, 5 Coburn
Defense Pair 3: 23 Gauthier, 45 Picard
Goalie: 43 Biron
Back-up Goalie: 30 Nittymaki
Other Forwards: 11 Potulny, 14 Ruzicka, 36 Boulerice, 26 Reid, 33 Cote, 34 Kane, 52 Grant, Laliberte, Pisellini, Cabana, Beaulieu, Matsunoto, Tolpeko, Greentree
Other Defensemen: 6 Jones, 28 Kukkonen, 29 Guenin, 38 Jonsson, 32 Grenier, 46 J. Timonen, 77 Parent, Bartulis
Other Goalies: 33 Boucher, 35 Houle, 67 Munroe, Beauchemin, Duchesne

Injuries:
Washington – 14 Fehr (hip)
Philadelphia – N/A

Preview:
The Caps won an overtime thriller against Carolina last night at the same time the Flyers lost to Ottawa 4-2. The Caps have 30 active players still in training camp; 2 goalies, 10 defensemen, and 18 forwards. Head Coach Glen Hanlon has made the games the main focus of evaluation this preseason. The Caps have been very competitive with each of the four preseason games being decided by one goal. Between now and September 30, will be crucial for the players on the bubble. The Coach still needs to make at least 7 cuts. It’s getting down to crunch time but all and all the team appears to be much more competitive this season.

Update: See Dump and Chase for the Caps lineup in tonight's game.

Capitals 3 Hurricanes 2 (OT)

The Washington Capitals pulled an overtime win out last evening. After allowing Carolina to pull even in the third period, the Caps killed off an early Carolina power play in overtime to set the stage for Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom. (For Eli) According to the Canadian Press, Green went on an end to end rush through the Carolina defense and found Backstrom for the game winning goal with 1:24 left. The Caps, now winners of two straight games, have scored first in each preseason game and seem to be growing in confidence. They will need it as they head to Philadelphia tonight to face the Flyers.

Of Note:

• Mike Green had his second multi-point game of the preseason and has 2 goals and 4 assists in 4 games.
• Nicklas Backstrom scored his second goal of the preseason, both against Carolina.
• David Steckel was a monster in the face off dot. He won 12 of 17 (71%) and won 10 of 15 draws against face off stud Rod Brind'Amour.
• The power play scored again, as Victor Kozlov redirected an Alex Ovechkin shot for a goal in the second period. Tom Poti also assisted on the play.
• The penalty killers did not allow a goal in 6 attempts and the team did not allow any 5 on 3 penalties.
  
• Each game in the preseason has been decided by 1 goal.

Links to Scoresheets: Boxscore, Super Stats

The Caps are still a young team but it seems like Mike Green is taking some steps this preseason to show everyone he belongs in the NHL. The Caps have 10 defensemen vying for seven spots in camp right now. The Caps have three preseason games left and having to make tough calls on personnel shows me that talent level has risen and we should have a much more competitive defense this year.

Preseason Game #4 Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Where: Verizon Center, Washington, DC

When: September 25, 2007, 7:00 PM

History:

All-Time vs. CAR: 26-15-7-3

Last Season vs. CAR: 3-5-0

Last Meeting: 3/22/07, WAS 3 CAR 4

This Preseason:

WAS Record: 1-1-1

CAR Record: 2-1-0

Probable Line-Ups:

Washington

Forward Line 1: 8 Ovechkin, 92 Nylander, 17 Clark

Forward Line 2: 28 Semin, 19 Backstrom, 25 Kozlov

Forward Line 3: 18 Pettinger, 15 B.Gordon, 10 Bradley

Forward Line 4: 87 Brashear, 16 Sutherby, 21 Laich

Defense Pair 1: 3 Poti, 23 Jurcina

Defense Pair 2: 2 Pothier, 26 Morrisonn

Defense Pair 3: 4 Erskine, 44 Eminger

Goalie: 37 Kolzig

Back-up Goalie: 1 Johnson

Other Forwards: 27 Clymer, 38 Klepis, 39 Steckel, 43 Fleischmann, 50 Motzko, 56 Bourque

Other Defensemen: 9 Pollock, 52 Green, 55 Schultz, 78 Boumedienne

Carolina

Forward Line 1: 13 Whitney, 17 Brind’Amour, 11 Williams

Forward Line 2: 61 Stillman, 12 Staal, 26 Cole

Forward Line 3: 16 Ladd, 8 Cullen, 24 Walker

Forward Line 4: 18 Bayda, 51 Hamilton, 27 Adams

Defense Pair 1: 5 Kaberle, 6 Hedican

Defense Pair 2: 7 Wallin, 42 Gleason

Defense Pair 3: 22 Commodore, 2 Wesley

Goalie: 30 C. Ward

Back-up Goalie: 47 Grahme

Other Forwards: 14 Sutter, 19 Letowski, 32 Gillies

Other Defensemen: 4 Seidenberg, 33 Carson, 53 Borer

Other Goalies: 49 Leighton

Injuries:

Washington – 14 Fehr (hip)

Carolina – 59 LaRose (knee)

Preview:

The Caps first home preseason game is against the Carolina Hurricanes. This game should be much different from the first game these two teams played. Carolina won that game 4-3 in overtime. There will be much more NHL caliber talent on ice as the teams have paired down there rosters. The Caps have been trying several top six forward line combinations in the preseason. Nicklas Backstrom has played all three forward positions. Alex Ovechkin has been working with Viktor Kozlov and Alexander Semin has been working with Michal Nylander. Head Coach Glen Hanlon is trying to find one of the young prospects to step up into a top six forward role. Tomas Fleischmann and Jakub Klepis have been battling for the spot. If one of them can’t crack the line up, the spot may revert back to Captain Chris Clark, who scored 30 goals last season. Only one of the top 2 lines has played in each preseason game. The Caps have scored a goal in every regulation period except one in the preseason, so far. It will be interesting to see if coach Hanlon puts both lines in action against Carolina. I am anxious to see how they do with all their weapons in the lineup.

More Training Camp Cuts

Today the Capitals announced that G Frederic Cassivi, G Darren Machensey, and C Kyle Wilson have been sent to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. Also, G Michal Neuvirth was sent back to his junior team, Plymouth, in the Ontario Hockey League.

Capitals 2 Lightning 1

The Caps prevailed against the Lightning 2-1 last night. Alexander Semin scored the game winning goal on the power play in the second minute of the second period. The Caps penalty killers may be a bit tired today, but they found a way to kill off 5 3rd period penalties; including another 5 on 3 that lasted over a minute. While taking penalties in the 3rd period with a 1 goal lead is concerning, the ability to kill them off is very encouraging. It appears the young Capitals are beginning to learn how to win games.

Of note:

• Alexander Semin was a shooting machine. He recorded 3 shots on goal, had 4 shots blocked by the defense, and miss the mark on 4 other attempts. Semin earned the games #1 Star. This was Semin's first action of the preseason.
• David Steckel, who is battling for a roster spot, scored the Caps first goal on a redirect, had 2 hits, 1 takeaway, and won 14 of 21 face offs.
• Nicklas Backstrom led all skaters in ice time with 23:46, played all three forward positions, had the primary assist on Semin's game winning goal.
• Donald Brashear had only 7:48 of ice time on 12 shifts, but managed 1 assist, 2 missed shots, 2 hits, and, of course, 2 minutes in the penalty box. I love watching him play, real rough and tumble hockey!
• The Caps continued to be much improved in the puck handling department with only 2 giveaways and 8 takeaways. Unfortunately, Kyle Wilson's power play giveaway led to a shorthanded goal by Tampa' Martin St. Louis.
• The Caps were much improved in the face off dot this game, as they won 33 of 62. And more importantly winning 14 of 22 in their own end.
• Brent Johnson played the entire game giving up 1 goal on 19 shots and earned the games #3 Star.

Editorial Note: The NHL has come out with new scoring sheets for the games this year. In my opinion they are absolutely awful. As one who is very much into statistics I find these sheets hard to read and some of the most basic information has been removed. For instance, the Game Summary sheet does not give the shots on goal for each team per period, no power play totals, and no goalie information. They have added a lot of different information with the types of power plays and face offs but it is presented in a convoluted manner. This is nice information but maybe a separate game breakdown sheet should have been introduced. Also, the accuracy of the information leaves a lot to be desired. The rosters have been incorrect and as can be seen in Mike Vogel's game post some of the numbers just don't add up. Just my two cents.

Game Summary
Super Stats

Preseason Game #3 Washingtonn Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Where: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL

When: September 22, 2007, 7:30 PM

History:
All-Time vs. TAM: 42-24-6-4
Last Season vs. TAM: 2-4-2
Last Meeting: 3/31/07, WAS 2 Tam 5

This Preseason:
WAS Record: 0-1-1
TAM Record: 1-0-0

Probable Line-Ups:
Washington
Forward Line 1: 8 Ovechkin, 92 Nylander, 17 Clark
Forward Line 2: 28 Semin, 19 Backstrom, 25 Kozlov
Forward Line 3: 18 Pettinger, 15 B.Gordon, 10 Bradley
Forward Line 4: 87 Brashear, 16 Sutherby, 21 Laich
Defense Pair 1: 3 Poti, 23 Jurcina
Defense Pair 2: 2 Pothier, 26 Morrisonn
Defense Pair 3: 4 Erskine, 44 Eminger
Goalie: 37 Kolzig
Back-up Goalie: 1 Johnson

Other Forwards: 27 Clymer, 38 Klepis, 39 Steckel, 43 Fleischmann, 50 Motzko, 56 Bourque, 57 Wilson
Other Defensemen: 9 Pollock, 34 Pokulok, 52 Green, 55 Schultz, 78 Boumedienne, 89 Sloan
Other Goalies: 30 Neuvirth, 31 Machesney, 35 Cassivi

Tampa
Forward Line 1: 20 Prospal, 4 Lecavalier, 26 St. Louis
Forward Line 2: 37 Hlavac, 19 Richards, 7 Michel Ouellet
Forward Line 3: 34 Craig, 77 Gratton, 16 Ward
Forward Line 4: 36 Roy, 24 Karlsson, 74 Tarnasky
Defense Pair 1: 22 Boyle, 54 Ranger
Defense Pair 2: 71 Kuba, 55 O'Brien
Defense Pair 3: 21 Lukowich, 3 Janik
Goalie: 40 Holmqvist
Back-up Goalie: 30 Denis

Other Forwards: 14 Milley, 49 Darche, 29 McDonald, 56 Wanvig, 49 Jones, 61 Stewart, Elliott, Hrdel, Keller, Kvapil, Lascek, Lawrence, Smolenak,
Other Defensemen: 33 Lampman, 38 Leach, 39 Lundin, 45 Schneider, Egener, Smallby, Rosehill, Rogers, Mihalik, Fletcher, Jancevski
Other Goalies: 31 Ramo, Boutin, Munce

Injuries:
Washington – 14 Fehr (hip), 31 Machesney (groin)
Tampa – 27 Taylor (hip)

Preview:
The Caps are coming off a 5-4 loss to the defending Eastern Conference Champion Ottawa Senators. The Caps had the lead 3-1 midway through the hockey game. The Senators scored 4 consecutive goals but the Caps could only muster one more goal before the end of regulation. The Caps will look to work on their penalty killing as in both preseason games have been turned while the opposition was on a 5 on 3 man advantage. The power play has looked much improved with the addition of Tom Poti at the point. He recorded 2 points against Ottawa in Thursday's game with a goal and an assist. Head Coach Glen Hanlon has put an emphasis on winning in training camp and the Caps have responded with leads in each game. Against Tampa, a Southeast Division foe the Caps will face 8 times this season, he will need the Caps to start learning how to finish teams off when they get that lead.

In other team news, the Caps sent Defensemen Sasha Pokulok, and Tyler Sloan to Hearshey.

Capitals 4 Senators 5

Last night, Washington held the lead 3-1 halfway through the game. Then allowed Ottawa to score 4 straight goals and ended up with a 4-5 loss. For the second game in a row a 5 on 3 power play was a key factor. With Michal Nylander and Matt Pettinger both in the penalty box Ottawa's Danny Heatley scored to put the Senators up 4-3. Just 5 seconds after Pettinger was released from the box Chris Kelly scored giving Ottawa a 5-3 advantage. Alex Ovechkin scored with 4:20 left to bring the Caps within one but that was as close as they would get.

Of Note:

• Tom Poti (1G-1A), Tomas Fleischmann (1G-1A), and Mike Green (2A) each had two point games.
• The goal scorers were Chris Clark, Fleishmann, Poti, and Ovechkin.
• The Caps power play unit of Poti, Ovechkin, Viktor Kozlov, Clark, and Green scored on two power plays. The power play was 2 of 9 for the night.
• The penalty kill was 6 for 7 but gave up a critical 5 on 3 goal in the 3rd period.
• Poti led the team in ice time with 23:52.
• Milan Jurcina, Shaone Morrisonn, and Jakub Klepis each had a team high 3 hits.
• The Cap have committed 5 and 7 giveaways in the first two preseason games. They averaged nearly 12 a game last season.
• The Caps face off men were absolutely terrible, winning only 25 of 61 face offs (41%). They performed extremely poorly in the defensive zone winning 2 of 14 draws (14%). Boyd Gordon won 8 of 20 (40%), Kozlov won 8 of 19 (42%), Nylander won 2 of 8 (25%), and Brooks Laich won 1 of 3 (33%). On the other hand, Nicklas Backstrom won both of his draws and Brian Sutherby split his 8, winning 4 and losing 4.
• Sutherby was involved in the only fisticuffs of the night taking on former Capital Lawrence Nycholat with Nycholat also being assessed an elbowing call on the play.
• The Caps out shot the senators 32 to 30. Klepis led the Caps with 5 shots on goal. Ovechkin recorded only 1 official shot, his goal none the less, but 2 missed the net with 2 others and was blocked 6 times.

Here are the links for the: recap, scoresheet, and super stats

The Caps next game is Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Tampa. Game time: 7:30 pm

Preseason Game #2 Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators

Where: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario

When: September 20, 2007, 7:00 PM

History:
All-Time vs. OTT: 24-26-5-0
Last Season vs. OTT: 2-2-0
Last Meeting: 1/30/07, WAS 2 OTT 3

This Preseason:
WAS Record: 0-0-1
OTT Record: 1-0-0

Probable Line-Ups:
Washington
Forward Line 1: 8 Ovechkin, 92 Nylander, 17 Clark
Forward Line 2: 28 Semin, 19 Backstrom, 25 Kozlov
Forward Line 3: 18 Pettinger, 15 B.Gordon, 10 Bradley
Forward Line 4: 87 Brashear, 16 Sutherby, 21 Laich
Defense Pair 1: 3 Poti, 23 Jurcina
Defense Pair 2: 2 Pothier, 26 Morrisonn
Defense Pair 3: 4 Erskine, 44 Eminger
Goalie: 37 Kolzig
Back-up Goalie: 1 Johnson

Other Forwards: 27 Clymer, 38 Klepis, 39 Steckel, 43 Fleischmann, 50 Motzko, 56 Bourque, 57 Wilson
Other Defensemen: 9 Pollock, 34 Pokulok, 52 Green, 55 Schultz, 78 Boumedienne, 89 Sloan
Other Goalies: 30 Neuvirth, 31 Machesney, 35 Cassivi

Ottawa
Forward Line 1: 15 Heatley, 19 Spezza, 11 Alfredsson
Forward Line 2: 20 Vermette, 12 Fisher, 44 Eaves
Forward Line 3: 22 Kelly, 37 McAmmond, 25 Neil
Forward Line 4: 50 Weller, 36 Hennessy, 10 Donovan
Defense Pair 1: 4 Phillips, 24 Volchenkov
Defense Pair 2: 6 Redden, 14 Meszaros
Defense Pair 3: 7 Corvo, 5 Schubert
Goalie: 1 Emery
Back-up Goalie: 29 Gerber

Other Forwards: 71 Foligno, 58 Bass, 48 Bois, 56 Daugavins, 43 Dimitrakos, 47 Donati, 17 Hamel, 49 Johnson, 45 Mapletoft, 60 Mauldin, 16 McGrattan, 63 McKenzie, 41 Nikulin, 42 O’Brien, 61 Yablonski, 53 Zubov
Other Defensemen: 52 Amadio, 39 Carkner, 46 Kinch, 59 Kudelka, 55 Lee, 3 Nycholat, 2 Richardson, 51 Smith, 54 Waugh
Other Goalies: 35 Daniels, 30 Elliott, 40 Glass

Injuries:
Washington – Fehr (hip), Machesney (groin)
Ottawa – N/A

Preview:
The Caps are likely to see most of the Ottawa regulars in this contest as most of them did not play in Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over Philadelphia. The Caps will be looking to see what line combinations will work for the top 6 forwards. Coach Hanlon has already stated that Nylander, and Kozlov will be the top centers and youngster Nicklas Backstrom will start out on the wing. Now he’s got to determine which Alex to put with which center. For now, I see Clark as the #1 RW followed by Backstrom. There is quite a battle going on for the bottom 6 forward positions. Pettinger, Brashear and Gordon seem like a lock. Others trying to win spots include Sutherby, Clymer, Bradley, Laich, Fleischmann, Klepis, Motzko, Bourque, and Wilson. The Goalie situation in pretty much decided with Kolzig as starter backed up by Johnson. Cassivi and Machesny seem destined for Hershey. The question is Neuvirth. The 19-year old has said he wants to play pro this year but still has the option to play one more year of juniors. And there is the possibility of South Carolina. The defense is another battle ground where Poti, Pothier, Morrisonn, and Jucina look to be the top 4. The final 2 spots are being contested by Eminger, Erskine, Boumedienne, Green, Shultz, Pokulok, Pollock, and Sloan. Ottawa should be a good test to see who will step up.

Headed To Hershey

According to Tarik the following players were sent to the Hershey Bears Training Camp:

Dean Arsene, Scott Barney, Jay Beagle, Sean Collins, Andrew Gordon, Marty Guerin, Jamie Hunt, Andrew Joudrey, Quintin Laing, Sami Lepisto, Tommy Maxwell, Chris McAllister, Grant McNeill, Patrick McNeill, Jason Morgan, Travis Morin, Steve Pinizzotto, Grant Potulny, Steve Werner

Also, Dan Kronick was released.

Follow this link for the most up to date Caps System Roster

Returned to Juniors

It was announced today the Capitals have returned Karl Alzner (Calgary Hitmen), Josh Godfrey (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds), and Francois Bouchard (Baie-Comeau Drakkar) to their junior teams.

Read Capitals Insider for more details

Caps 3 Carolina 4 (OT)

The Capitals sent a young contingent of players to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday and they were stunned with 47.2 seconds left in overtime. The Canes Erik Cole deflected a shot that got by Caps netminder Michal Neuvirth. The Canes were on a two-man power play at the time and David Steckel of the Caps had broken his stick. Over all the Caps played well but didn't get the win.

Of Note:

• Mike Green scored unassisted in the first period , led the team in ice time with 25:03, had a plus-1 rating, 4 shots on goal, 2 hits and a blocked shot.
• Nicklas Backstrom scored a second period power play goal from Tomas Fleischmann and Chris Bourque, had 2 shots on goal, 1 hit and won 4 of 9 face offs.
• Ben Clymer scored a goal from Jame Pollock and Josef Boumedienne at 17:57 of the third period to give the Caps a 3-2 advantage and was involved in the only fight of the game, taking on the Cane's Nicolas Blanchard.
• Brent Johnson played two periods with out giving up a goal, he faced 12 shots in 40 minutes of action.
• Boyd Gordon did well in the face off dot, winning 16 of 30 draws. As did David Steckel winning 9 of 16.
  
• John Erskine was his usual self delivering 3 hits, blocking 3 shots, with a plus-1 rating.
• The big hitters for the Caps were Matt Pettinger and Chris Bourque, each recording 4 hits apiece.
  

Here are the links to the Official game summaries. However, you'll need the following translator as the names don't match who actually played.

Washington:
36 Steven Warner is actually Francois Bouchard
43 Andrew Joudrey is Tomas Fleischmann
47 Dean Arsene is Karl Alzner
73 Sami Lepisto is Josh Godfrey
Carolina:
14 Chad Larose is Brandon Sutter
41 Bobby Hughes is Harrison Reed
57 Jakub Petruzalek is Dryson Bowman

Game Recap
Game Summary
Super Stats

Returned to Juniors

After today's practice C Mathieu Perreault was returned to his junior club, Acadie-Bathurst of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. For the Titan last season, Perreault recorded 41 goals, 78 assists for 119 points in 67 games.

Preseason Game #1 Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, NC

When: September 16, 2007, 3:00 PM

History:

All-Time vs. CAR: 26-15-7-3

Last Season vs. CAR: 3-5-0

Last Meeting: 3/22/07, WAS 3 CAR 4

This Preseason:

WAS Record: 0-0-0

CAR Record: 0-0-0

Probable Line-Ups:

Washington

Forward Line 1: 8 Ovechkin, 92 Nylander, 17 Clark

Forward Line 2: 28 Semin, 19 Backstrom, 25 Kozlov

Forward Line 3: 18 Pettinger, 15 B.Gordon, 10 Bradley

Forward Line 4: 87 Brashear, 16 Sutherby, 21 Laich

Defense Pair 1: 3 Poti, 23 Jurcina

Defense Pair 2: 2 Pothier, 26 Morrisonn

Defense Pair 3: 4 Erskine, 44 Eminger

Goalie: 37 Kolzig

Back-up Goalie: 1 Johnson

Other Forwards: 22 Morgan, 24 Barney, 27 Clymer, 36 Bouchard, 38 Klepis, 39 Steckel, 43 Fleischmann, 45 Werner, 50 Motzko, 53 Laing, 54 Potulny, 56 Bourque, 57 Wilson, 61 Joudrey, 63 A. Gordon, 64 Kronick, 65 Guerin, 71 Morin, 74 Maxwell, 83 Beagle, 85 Perreault, 90 Pinizzotto

Other Defensemen: 9 Pollock, 29 Hunt, 34 Pokulok, 42 Lepisto, 46 P. McNeil, 47 Alzner, 52 Green, 55 Schultz, 62 Collins, 63 Godfrey, 76 McAllister, 78 Boumedienne, 79 G. McNeill, 89 Sloan

Other Goalies: 30 Neuvirth, 31 Machesney, 35 Cassivi

Carolina

Forward Line 1: 26 Cole, 12 Staal, 13 Whitney

Forward Line 2: 61 Stillman, 17 Brind’Amour, 11 Williams

Forward Line 3: 16 Ladd, 8 Cullen, 24 Walker

Forward Line 4: 59 LaRose, 51 Hamilton, 27 Adams

Defense Pair 1: 5 Kaberle, 6 Hedican

Defense Pair 2: 7 Wallin, 42 Gleason

Defense Pair 3: 22 Commodore, 2 Wesley

Goalie: 30 C. Ward

Back-up Goalie: 47 Grahme

Other Forwards: 14 Sutter, 18 Bayda, 19 Letowski, 31 MacDonald, 32 Gillies, 34 Gove, 36 Nolan, 37 Aucoin, 39 Dwyer, 41 Reed, 44 Hughes, 52 Angelidis, 54 Chaput, 56 Petruzalek, 57 Bowman, 58 Terry, 64 McCrae, 67 Samson, 72 Blanchard

Other Defensemen: 4 Seidenberg, 28 Brookbank, 29 Mormina, 33 Carson, 38 Conboy, 43 Babin, 46 Flood, 53 Borer, 63 S. Ward, 71 Forrest

Other Goalies: 35 Nastiuk, 49 Leighton, 50 Manzato, 60 Peters

Injuries:

Washington – Fehr, Arsene, Machesney (groin)

Carolina – N/A

Preview:

The Caps first preseason game is just two days after the beginning of training camp. We’ll see how the boys perform. I’m not sure how Coach Hanlon is going to play this one. With only two days of practice, I would assume he is going to continue to evaluate the younger talent under game situations. I don’t see him putting the big guns out there without developing a little more chemistry between the players. With Eric Fehr not passing his physical, he will also be looking for a winger to step up in a goal producing capacity. Fleischmann, Klepis and Bouchard seem to be the leading candidates. Backstrom will most likely play to allow him to get more comfortable with the speed of the game and the smaller North American rink size. He’ll also be looking at the development of the younger defenders. In particular, where are Green and Shultz going to fit in this year.

Returning to Juniors

Following Caps rookie camp, these 4 players are returning to their junior clubs:

C Luke Lynes (Brampton Battalion)
C Justin Taylor (London Knights)
R Brett Leffler (Regina Pats)
L Maxime Lacroix (Quebec Remparts)

The Caps will start training camp with a roster of 61 players.

Flyers Rookies 5 - Caps Rookies 3

The Caps rookies concluded their camp yesterday with a scrimmage against the Flyers rookies. The final score was a 5-3 Flyers advantage. Here are some tidbits from Mike Vogal's coverage from Dump and Chase followed by a bit of my commentary:

"Seven of the rookie camp skaters did not make the trip: defensemen Jamie Hunt and Tyler Sloan and forwards Steve Werner, Andrew Joudrey, Justin Taylor, Tommy Maxwell and Kyle Wilson."

Most of these guys had stints with Hersey last year and I suppose the coaches feel they have enough knowledge on how they perform in game situations.

"It’s 3-2 Philly after two periods. Michal Neuvirth replaced Daren Machesney in goal for Washington at the start of the middle frame. The Capitals dominated the period, particularly in the first half. Washington outshot Philadelphia 16-9 in the second and leads 28-19 overall."

Its good to see the offense actually out shooting the opponent. It only happened in 20 of 82 games last season. Hopefully this is part of the Hanlon system and is a preview for the big club because the more shots we take is that many less taken at our goalie.

"The Caps played much of the third period with just four defensemen. Sean Collins left the game early in the third with was was termed a minor injury. Josh Godfrey went off a few minutes later with a broken skate blade."

More adversity for the Caps, even so they only gave up one even strength goal. Patrick McNeil, Nicklas Backstrom, and Mathieu Perreault scored goals for the Capitals. Its good to see our top rookie get on the scoring sheet.

For the rookies, now is the tough part. They will wait to hear who will get an invite to train with the big boys and who will not.

CapsChick has a gallery of pics from the scrimmage

Rookies Collide - Washington Vs. Philly

Where: Voorhees, NJ

When: September 12, 2007

History:

All-Time vs. PHI: 62-90-19-0

Last Season vs. PHI: 4-0-0

Last Meeting: 1/9/07, WAS 6 PHI 2

This Preseason:

WAS Record: 0-0-0

PHI Record: 0-0-0

Probable Line-Ups:

Washington
Forwards: 19 Nicklas Backstrom, 36 Francois Bouchard, 45 Steven Werner, 57 Kyle Wilson, 58 Maxime Lacroix, 61 Andrew Joudrey, 63 Andrew Gordon, 64 Dan Kronick, 65 Marty Guerin, 67 Justin Taylor, 71 Travis Morin, 74 Tommy Maxwell, 81 Brett Leffler, 83 Jay Beagle, 85 Mathieu Perreault, 86 Luke Lynes, 90 Steve Pinizzotto

Defense: 29 Jameson Hunt, 34 Sasha Pokulok, 42 Sami Lepisto, 46 Patrick McNeil, 47 Karl Alzner, 62 Sean Collins, 73 Josh Godfrey, 89 Tyler Sloan

Goalies: 30 Michal Neuvirth, 31 Daren Machesney

Philadelphia
Forwards: Josh Beaulieu, Claude Giroux, Frederik Cabana, Steve Downie, Triston Grant, Kyle Greentree, Adam Henrich, Mario Kempe, Garrett Klotz, David Laliberte, Patric Maroon, Jon Matsumoto, Gino Pisellini, Darroll Powe, Jared Ross, Matt Stefanishion, Denis Tolpeko, Pete Zingoni

Defense: Chad Anderson, Oskars Bartulis, Adam Bourque-LeBlanc, Tyson Dowzak, Kevien Marshall, Max Desjardins-Ouimet, Ryan Parent, Ryan Wilson

Goalies: Rejean Beauchemin, Jeremy Duchesne, Martin Houle, Scott Munroe

Injuries:

Washington – None
Philadelphia - None

Preview:

The Caps finish their rookie camp with a scrimmage against the Flyers rookies at the Flyers training facility in Voorhees, NJ. While Nicklas Backstrom has a spot on the big clubs training camp roster, the rest of the rookies will be looking to give the coaching staff a reason to keep them as well. From reports Sasha Pokulok has been playing well and seems to be recovered from the concussion issues he had last year. Michal Nuevirth has said he wants to turn pro and not return to his junior club in Plymouth. Karl Alzner and Josh Godfrey have both returned to the Caps following their participation in the Canada vs. Russia Super Series. The Flyers don’t expect any of their rookies to compete for roster spots this year, although Ryan Parent has been a standout in camp. Of note on the Flyers roster is former Caps prospect Matt Stefanishion who was let go following last season.

Washington Capitals Preseason Schedule

For those of you who haven't seen it the following is the preseason schedule for the Caps. Rookie camp started last Saturday. The Caps Rookies will scrimmage the Flyers Rookies tommorrow and regular training camp begins on Friday. The first preseason game for the big club is on Sunday.

Date:	Visitor	Home	Time
September 12, 2007*	Washington	Philadelphia	4:00 PM
September 16, 2007	Washington	Carolina	3:00 PM
September 20, 2007	Washington	Ottawa	7:00 PM
September 22, 2007	Washington	Tampa	7:30 PM
September 25, 2007	Carolina	Washington	7:00 PM
September 26, 2007	Washington	Philadelphia	7:00 PM
September 28, 2007	Philadelphia	Washington	7:00 PM
September 30, 2007	Ottawa	Washington	5:00 PM
*Rookies Only in Voorhees, NJ

Vote Alex for Richard

While I was scanning the interweb for hockey news, I stumbled across a poll on the Canadian website Slam Sports. The poll asked who would win the Richard Trophy this season. Being the trophy for most goals in a season, I naturally thought to myself Alex Ovechkin or possibly Danny Heatly. The choices were Ovechkin, Heatly, Jarome Iginla, Sidney Crosby, Vincent Lecavalier (last seasons winner), and Ilya Kovalchuk. I plugged in my Alex Ovechkin vote and the results popped up. I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw the results:

Sidney Crosby		30%
Alex Ovechkin		28%
Dany Heatley		22%
Vincent Lecavalier		8%
Jarome Iginla		8%
Ilya Kovalchuk		4%

Are the voters in this poll watching the same NHL as the rest of us? In Crosby's two seasons he has failed to break the 40 goal mark in both. Scoring fewer goals last season then he did in his rookie season. The rest of the players on the list have had at least one 50 goal season with Heatly going for his third straight. I know the NHL is really pushing Crosby as the best player in the league and the next great one but lets have a little reality check here. Like the Caulder Trophy in 05-06 the Richard Trophy is not one he is destined to win. So I ask you the readers of this humble Blog, vote for Alex Ovechkin and put some reality back into the hockey world. Here's the link:

Slam Sports

The poll is in the middle of the page about halfway down, and Thanks for your support.

Rookie Camp Begins

The Washington Capitals started their rookie camp this morning. I wasn't able to attend but here are a couple of links if you want to see how the boys performed:

Jaspers' Rink
On Frozen Blog
The Peerless Prognosticator
Dump and Chase
DCSportsChick.com

Capitals Camp to Open Saturday

Yesterday the Washington Capitals released the Training Camp and Rookie Camp rosters. The rookie camp will run from September 8th to the 12th. The camp concludes with a game against the Philadelphia Flyers rookies. The main training camp begins September 14th and concludes September 30th. The Caps will play 7 preseason games. The current roster has 47 signed players with two spots being held for unsigned, restricted free agents Tomas Fleischmann and Jakub Klepis. This leaves 1 open roster spot on the big club. The camp should be ultra competitive this year with a number of roster spots to be determined, especially on the defense.

CAPITALS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
									Caps
#	Pos	Name	Age	Height	Weight	Birthplace	Birthday	Notes	Contract
1	G	JOHNSON, BRENT	30	6'-3''	196	Farmington, MI	3/12/1977		Yes
30	G	NEUVIRTH, MICHAL	19	6'-1''	197	Usti Labern, Czech Republic	3/23/1988	Rookie Camp	Yes
31	G	MACHESNEY, DAREN	20	6'-0''	177	Hamilton, Ontario	12/13/1986	Rookie Camp	Yes
35	G	CASSIVI, FREDERIC	32	6'-4''	220	Sorel, Quebec	6/12/1975		Yes
37	G	KOLZIG, OLAF	37	6'-3''	225	Johannesburg, South Africa	4/6/1970		Yes
40	G	VARLAMOV, SIMEON	19	6'-1''	183	Samara, Russia	4/27/1988	Rookie Camp	Yes
2	D	POTHIER, BRIAN	30	6'-0''	200	New Bedford, MA	4/15/1977		Yes
3	D	POTI, TOM	30	6'-3''	210	Worcester, MA	3/22/1977		Yes
4	D	ERSKINE, JOHN	27	6'-4''	216	Kingston, Ontario	6/26/1980		Yes
8	L	OVECHKIN, ALEXANDER	22	6'-2''	216	Moscow, Russia	9/17/1985		Yes
9	D	POLLOCK, JAME	28	6'-3''	208	Quebec City, Quebec	6/16/1979		Yes
10	R	BRADLEY, MATT	29	6'-3''	205	Stittsville, Ontario	6/13/1978		Yes
14	R	FEHR, ERIC	22	6'-4''	204	Winkler, Manitoba	9/7/1985		Yes
15	C	GORDON, BOYD	23	6'-1''	201	Unity, Saskatchewan	10/19/1983		Yes
16	C	SUTHERBY, BRIAN	25	6'-3''	205	Edmonton, Alberta	3/1/1982		Yes
17	R	CLARK, CHRIS	31	6'-0''	200	South Windsor, CT	3/8/1976		Yes
18	L	PETTINGER, MATT	26	6'-1''	210	Victoria, British Columbia	10/22/1980		Yes
19	C	BACKSTROM, NICKLAS	19	6'-0''	183	Gavle, Sweden	11/23/1987	Rookie Camp	Yes
21	C	LAICH, BROOKS	24	6'-2''	208	Wawota, Saskatchewan	6/23/1983		Yes
22	C	MORGAN, JASON	30	6'-1''	194	St. John's, Newfoundland	10/9/1976		Yes
23	D	JURCINA, MILAN	24	6'-4''	233	Liptovsky, Slovakia	7/6/1983		Yes
24	R	BARNEY, SCOTT	27	6'-4''	225	Oshawa, Ontario	11/27/1979
25	C	KOZLOV, VICTOR	32	6'-4''	232	Togliatti, Russia	2/14/1975		Yes
26	D	MORRISONN, SHAONE	24	6'-4''	210	Vancouver, British Columbia	12/23/1982		Yes
27	D	CLYMER, BEN	29	6'-1''	201	Bloomington, MN	4/11/1978		Yes
28	L	SEMIN, ALEXANDER	23	6'-2''	200	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	3/3/1984		Yes
29	D	HUNT, JAMESON	21	6'-2''	195	Calgary, Alberta	10/12/1985	Rookie Camp	Yes
34	D	POKULOK, SASHA	21	6'-5''	220	Montreal, Quebec	5/25/1986	Rookie Camp	Yes
36	R	BOUCHARD, FRANCOIS	19	6'-1''	187	Sherbrooke, Quebec	4/26/1988	Rookie Camp
38	R	KLEPIS, JAKUB	22	6'-0''	200	Prague, Czech Republic	6/5/1985
39	C	STECKEL, DAVID	25	6'-5''	215	Westbend, WI	3/15/1982		Yes
41	D	ARSENE, DEAN	27	6'-2''	200	Abbotsford, British Columbia	7/20/1980		Yes
42	D	LEPISTO, SAMI	22	5'-11''	176	Espoo, Finland	10/17/1984	Rookie Camp	Yes
43	L	FLEISCHMANN, TOMAS	23	6'-1''	188	Koprivinive, Czech Republic	5/16/1984
44	D	EMINGER, STEVE	23	6'-2''	217	Toronto, Ontario	10/31/1983		Yes
45	R	WERNER, STEPHEN	23	6'-0''	197	Washington, DC	8/8/1984	Rookie Camp	Yes
46	D	MCNEIL, PATRICK	20	6'-0''	195	Strathroy, Ontario	3/17/1987	Rookie Camp	Yes
47	D	ALZNER, KARL	19	6'-2''	206	Burnaby, British Columbia	9/24/1988	Rookie Camp
49	D	DOVGAN, VIKTOR	19	6'-1''	205	Moscow, Russia	12/29/1987	Rookie Camp	Yes
50	R	MOTZKO, JOE	27	6'-0''	196	Bemidji, MN	3/14/1980		Yes
52	D	GREEN, MIKE	21	6'-1''	200	Calgary, Alberta	12/10/1985		Yes
53	L	LAING, QUINTIN	28	6'-2''	200	Harris, Saskatchewan	6/8/1979
54	C	POTULNY, GRANT	27	6'-3''	204	Grand Forks, ND	3/4/1980
55	D	SCHULTZ, JEFF	21	6'-6''	215	Calgary, Alberta	2/25/1986		Yes
56	L	BOURQUE, CHRIS	21	5'-7''	170	Boston, MA	1/29/1986		Yes
57	C	WILSON, KYLE	22	6'-0''	200	Oakville, Ontario	12/15/1984	Rookie Camp	Yes
58	L	LACROIX, MAXIME	20	6'-0''	180	Quebec City, Quebec	6/5/1987	Rookie Camp
61	C	JOUDREY, ANDREW	23	5'-11''	191	Halifax, Nova Scotia	7/15/1984	Rookie Camp	Yes
62	D	COLLINS, SEAN	23	6'-1''	212	Troy, MI	10/30/1983	Rookie Camp	Yes
63	R	GORDON, ANDREW	21	5'-11''	180	Halifax, Nova Scotia	12/13/1985	Rookie Camp	Yes
64	F	KRONICK, DAN	23	6'-4''	215	Inner Grove Heights, MN	7/16/1984	Rookie Camp
65	F	GUERIN, MARTY	24	6'-0''	180	Lansing, MI	5/25/1983	Rookie Camp
67	C	TAYLOR, JUSTIN	18	5'-11''	180	London, Ontario	2/8/1989	Rookie Camp
71	C	MORIN, TRAVIS	23	6'-2''	195	Minneapolis, MN	1/9/1984	Rookie Camp	Yes
73	D	GODFREY, JOSH	19	6'-0''	197	Collingwood, Ontario	1/15/1988	Rookie Camp
74	R	MAXWELL, TOMMY	21	6'-2''	200	Spokane, WA	11/19/1985	Rookie Camp
75	D	SEABROOK, KEITH	19	6'-0''	198	Delta, British Columbia	8/2/1988	Rookie Camp
76	D	MCALLISTER, CHRIS	32	6'-7''	240	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	8/16/1975
78	D	BOUMEDIENNE, JOSEF	29	6'-1''	200	Stockholm, Sweden	1/12/1978		Yes
79	D	MCNEILL, GRANT	24	6'-2''	215	Vermillion, Alberta	5/8/1983
81	R	LEFFLER, BRETT	18	6'-0''	198	Wynyard, Saskatchewan	5/19/1989	Rookie Camp
82	R	PINIZZOTTO, STEVE	23	6'-1''	195	Mississauga, Ontario	4/26/1984	Rookie Camp	Yes
83	F	BEAGLE, JAY	21	6'-3''	201	Calgary, Alberta	10/16/1985	Rookie Camp
85	C	PERREAULT, MATHIEU	19	5'-8''	151	Drummondville, Quebec	1/5/1988	Rookie Camp
86	C	LYNES, LUKE	19	6'-1''	195	Rochester Hills, MI	11/28/1987	Rookie Camp
87	L	BRASHEAR, DONALD	35	6'-2''	235	Bedford, IN	1/7/1972		Yes
89	D	SLOAN, TYLER	26	6'-3''	205	Calgary, Alberta	3/15/1981	Rookie Camp
92	C	NYLANDER, MICHAEL	34	6'-1''	195	Stockholm, Sweden	10/3/1972		Yes