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Happy Birthday Braden Holtby!

Posted by Cheryl Nichols | Friday, September 16, 2011 | BIRTHDAY, CAPS, HOLTBY | 0 comments »

HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY BRADEN HOLTBY!!

(Born on 9/16/1989 in Lloydminster, SK, Canada)

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Holtby Named NHL #1 Star of the Week

Posted by Cheryl Nichols | Sunday, March 20, 2011 | AWARDS, CAPS, HOLTBY, NHL, PRESS RELEASE | 0 comments »

CONGRATULATIONS BRADEN HOLTBY!!

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Press Release:
HOLTBY, D. SEDIN AND PERRY NAMED NHL 'THREE STARS' OF THE WEEK

NEW YORK (March 14, 2011) – Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby, Vancouver Canucks left wing Daniel Sedin and Anaheim Ducks right wing Corey Perry have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending Mar. 13.

FIRST STAR – BRADEN HOLTBY, G, WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Holtby posted a 4-0-0 record, 1.05 goals-against average, .965 save percentage and one shutout as the Capitals (40-20-10, 90 points) moved into second place in the Eastern Conference. Holtby stopped 110 of 114 shots last week, beginning with a 20-save performance in a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Mar. 7. He recorded 22 saves in notching his first career shutout, backstopping Washington to a 5-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers Mar. 9 and stopped 40 shots as the Capitals defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Mar. 11. Holtby finished the week by recording 27 saves as Washington defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime, Mar. 13. The 21-year-old native of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan has appeared in 11 games for Washington, posting a record of 7-2-2 with a 1.84 goals-against average, .934 save percentage and one shutout.

SECOND STAR – DANIEL SEDIN, LW, VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Sedin led the League in scoring with eight points (three goals, five
assists) as Vancouver (45-16-9, 99 points) won all three starts and remained first in the overall NHL standings. Sedin began the week by notching three assists in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Phoenix Coyotes Mar. 8. He recorded one goal and one assist in a 5-4 shootout victory over the San Jose Sharks Mar. 10 and followed up with a two-goal, one-assist effort in a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames Mar. 12. Sedin leads the NHL scoring race with 89 points (37-52--89) in 70 games.

THIRD STAR – COREY PERRY, RW, ANAHEIM DUCKS

Perry led all goal scorers with five and added two assists as Anaheim (37-27-5, 79 points) won twice in three starts. Perry scored in each game, beginning with two goals and one assist in a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers Mar. 9. He recorded one goal and one assist in a 6-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche Mar. 11 and finished the week with a two-goal effort in a 5-2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes Mar. 13. Perry ranks fifth in League scoring with 75 points (36-39--75) in 69 games.

Caps Movember Update

Posted by Cheryl Nichols | Friday, November 12, 2010 | ALZNER, BRETT LEONHARDT, CAPS, CARLSON, CHIMERA, ERSKINE, GREEN, HENDRICKS, HOLTBY, MOVEMBER, PHOTOS, VOGEL | 0 comments »

Braden Holtby and Mike Green have joined the other Washington Capitals to raise money for men's health since I first wrote about Movember. The Caps have raised $36,022 already!

Donations can be made to the team or to individual Caps players and staff (click on their name below). Several of the players are also on Twitter. Follow them to read tweet about their progress, share photos, etc.

Washington Capitals Team
Karl Alzner - $1,764 - @karlalzner
John Carlson - $1,890 - @johncarlson74
Jason Chimera - $15,825
John Erskine - $2,399 - @johnerskine04
Mike Green - $1,124 - @greenlife52
Matt Hendricks - $1,490
Braden Holtby - $934
Jeff Schultz - $1,244
Ynon Labre (Alum) - $1,070
Mike Vogel - $1,230 - @VogsCaps
Brett Leonhardt ("Stretch") - $1,300 - @brettleonhardt

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