Category: Spencer Carbery
Spencer Carbery finishes seventh in Jack Adams Award voting for NHL Coach of the Year
Vancouver Canucks’Spencer Carbery was not a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year, but he did get a lot recognition from the NHL Broadcasters’ Association for his fantastic rookie season with the Washington Capitals. Carbery finished seventh overall receiving four first place votes, one second pl...
Read moreCharlie Lindgren, Beck Malenstyn, and Connor McMichael participate in public autograph signing in Southern Maryland
PRINCE FREDERICKPRINCE FREDERICK, MD — The Washington Capitals didn’t win the Stanley Cup, but still had a season to remember. After missing the playoffs the year before, the Capitals, under rookie head coach Spencer Carbery, weathered much of the adversity that was thrown their way and found a new identity, making...
Read moreBrian MacLellan evaluates Spencer Carbery’s first year as Capitals’ head coach
Peter LavioletteSpencer Carbery was tasked with a lot when he took the reins of the Washington Capitals before the 2023-24 NHL season. The Capitals were coming off their worst full, 82-game season in 16 years under Peter Laviolette and their aging core was another year older. Carbery, the youngest head coach in the...
Read moreSpencer Carbery not among NHL’s Jack Adams Award finalists
Spencer CarberySpencer Carbery, as a rookie head coach, helped lead the Washington Capitals to an improbable playoff berth on the final day of their season. The Capitals had the worst goal differential, minus-37, of any team to qualify in the salary cap era. And the team faced constant adversity along the way: The...
Read moreSpencer Carbery names Game 82 win over Philadelphia Flyers as most memorable moment of his season: ‘I’ll never forget that game’
Calgary FlamesARLINGTON, VA — The Washington Capitals wrapped up their season on Tuesday, speaking to the media at Breakdown Day after losing in Game Four to the New York Rangers. For Spencer Carbery, Breakdown Day offered him a chance to reflect back on the ups and downs of his first year as an NHL head coach.
Read moreSpencer Carbery says Capitals need elite offensive players, but ‘how do you acquire 40-goal, 100-point guys without doing it through the draft?’
Dylan StromeThe Washington Capitals finished 28th in the league in goals scored this past season, the only playoff team occupying a spot in the bottom ten of the NHL. At the end of the regular season, the Capitals had just two players with 20 or more goals on their roster, Alex Ovechkin (31) and Dylan Strome
Read moreLive blog: Capitals vs Rangers – Round 1, Game 4
Spencer CarberyWill the Washington Capitals’ postseason dreams end after only seven days? That’s what we’ll learn tonight. The Capitals are facing elimination in Game Four to the New York Rangers after losing the first three games of their first-round series. Tragic, sure, but it’s also not something that’s keepin...
Read moreCharlie Lindgren’s cover of ‘Talladega’ has become the Capitals’ victory song
Eric ChurchARLINGTON, VA — After the Washington Capitals clinched a playoff spot in Game 82 against the Philadelphia Flyers last week, they celebrated with a rousing rendition of Eric Church’s “Talladega” in the locker room. Head coach Spencer Carbery confirmed that the tradition started midway through the sea...
Read moreOvechkin won't press to get self, Caps on track
Spencer CarberyThe Capitals need production out of Alex Ovechkin to get back in their series against the Rangers, but the Washington captain says the best plan is to "just settle down a little bit."
Read more'Struggling' Ovechkin still pointless, Caps trail 2-0
Alex OvechkinAfter a Game 2 loss in which his star captain was held scoreless again, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery, facing a 2-0 series deficit after a 4-3 defeat, told reporters that Alex Ovechkin is "struggling" against the matchups the Rangers are presenting.
Read moreBeck Malenstyn, injured in win against Bruins, will join Capitals on road trip to Philadelphia
Beck MalenstynThe Washington Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins 2-0 at Capitals One Arena, keeping their playoff hopes alive for another day. But it came at a price. Beck Malenstyn was injured late in the second period by a high, late hit delivered by noted Bruins pest Trent Frederic. After the game, Capitals he...
Read morePlayoff odds: Capitals control their own destiny but remain a long shot to make playoffs
Peter LavioletteWith two games remaining, the Washington Capitals have an opportunity to do something huge this season. The team can return to the playoffs under rookie head coach Spencer Carbery after floundering down the stretch last year under Peter Laviolette. The opportunity comes despite the team selling at t...
Read moreNick Jensen ruled out of final two games of season but seen walking around Capitals practice facility
Spencer CarberyThe Washington Capitals held an optional practice on Sunday morning after their massive 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning vaulted them back into a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The win was an important one, but the biggest story of the night was Nick Jensen’s scary injury that saw...
Read moreNick Jensen didn’t go to hospital, walked out of arena with family after scary hit
Washington CapitalsWashington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery offered an encouraging update on Nick Jensen after the Caps’ 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jensen appeared to be knocked unconscious after a hit by Michael Eyssimont into the sideboards late in the first period. Jensen was stretchered off the ic...
Read moreCapitals recall defenseman Lucas Johansen from Hershey Bears
Spencer CarberyThe Washington Capitals recalled Lucas Johansen from the Hershey Bears on Monday afternoon. Johansen arrives back with the big club after Rasmus Sandin was taken out of action with an upper-body injury in Sunday night’s loss to the Ottawa Senators. Head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that Sandin cou...
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