Karl Alzner

People can dissect the Dale Hunter plus/minus comment regarding Mike Knuble to their heart’s content;  the odd call up (twice) of Joel Rechlicz; and the equally odd call up of Braden Holtby; it’s all fair game for analysis (and when you figure out a logical answer, please give me a call). But the other side of the coin is to figure out if the guys feel they’re growing under Hunter’s tutelage. Caps Casino Night isn’t really the venue for asking serious hockey questions, but Karl Alzner, Matt...Read Full Story

About the only nice thing a Caps fan could say after Tuesday’s game against the Islanders was that the postgame weather was unusually pleasant— almost 60 degrees (heck, even January didn’t show up for the game). Losses like the Capitals suffered Tuesday—roughly 60 minutes of missed assignments and wandering aimlessly around the ice, everyone playing their own game instead of as a team—are difficult to report on.  The guys on the team are tired and know they played poorly. A few unlucky ones...Read Full Story

Jay Beagle knows what it’s like to be up against a seasoned NHL scrapper in your first big-league fight. On Friday, however, Beagle was merely an observer to teammate and good friend Karl Alzner’s first NHL bout against Steve Downie of the Tampa Bay Lightning. “Anytime there’s a fight happening, you never know what’s gonna happen, so you’re obviously hoping for the best, hoping that the guy does good,” Beagle said. “He did well. I was happy for him.” Alzner himself was fairly calm about...Read Full Story

TSN Capitals re-sign D Alzner to 2-year, $2.57M deal ESPN ARLINGTON, Va. -- Defenseman Karl Alzner has re-signed with the Washington Capitals, agreeing to a $2.57 million, two-year contract. "We are pleased to have re-signed Karl Alzner to a two-year contract," Capitals general manager George McPhee said in a ... Capitals re-sign D Alzner to 2-year contract Greenwich Time Agent: Lack of arbitration rights figured into Karl Alzner's team-friendly ... Washington Times Karl Alzner signed to two...Read Full Story

TSN Capitals sign Alzner to two-year contract Fox News Washington defenseman Karl Alzner understands why many fans and media people believe he took less than the market would suggest he's worth to re-sign with the Capitals. A two-year, $2.57 million contract such as the one Alzner signed late Thursday does ... Washington Capitals sign Karl Alzner to two-year deal Washington Post (blog) McPhee magic: Caps re-sign Karl Alzner to two-year, $2.57 million deal; Is ... msnbc.com Washington Capitals...Read Full Story

The signing of Tomas Vokoun at $1.5 million was supposed to be the steal of the summer for the Washington Capitals. But it’s the much younger Karl Alzner’s two-year contract at only $2.57 million this summer that looks like it’s paying off first. Going into training camp this September, Alzner said he wanted to get off to a solid start, unlike the previous season where he felt it took him the first 15-20 games to get into a rhythm. He leads the team in plus/minus. He’s third on the team...Read Full Story

Photo courtesy of Overtime w/ Bill Rohland On Wednesday, 106.7’s Overtime w/ Bill Rohland featured a Hershey Bear who’s sure to have a big impact in D.C. this season: Karl Alzner.  According to Tarik : This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but McPhee pretty much said both John Carlson and Karl Alzner will be full-timers in Washington next season. “He’s shown us enough,” McPhee said of Alzner, who scored a huge goal in the first period of Monday’s Calder Cup-clinching win and was a...Read Full Story

TSN Capitals re-sign D Alzner to 2-year contract NewsOK.com He played in all 82 games in 2010-11, his first full season in the NHL, with two goals, 10 assists and 24 penalty minutes. Alzner was the No. 5 overall pick in the first round of the 2007 draft. Thank you for joining our conversation on NewsOK.com. ... Defenseman Karl Alzner re-signs with Washington Capitals for $2.57 million ... Washington Post Capitals sign Alzner to two-year contract NHL.com Agent: Lack of arbitration rights...Read Full Story

How about receiving an early Christmas card? Thanks to the Washington Capitals, we have some very seasonal images from a skate at the Sculpture Gardens Ice Rink at the National Gallery of Art that a band of Caps took earlier today with area schoolchildren and fans. We’ve said it a thousand times, but it bears repeating: there is no set of professional athletes as engaged with their community as hockey players — and as eager and happy to be so! The Caps late Saturday night endured a tough...Read Full Story

No one knows where Karl Alzner will be on Wedsnday night, August 18th. Bill Rohland and Danny Rouhier on 106.7 The Fan will call Karl Alzner and everyone will try to guess where Karl Alzner is. Winner gets an autographed puck. Here are the details via Overtime with Bill Rohland on 106.7 The Fan . ©2010 On Frozen Blog . All Rights Reserved. .Read Full Story