Chocolate Fix 9/21/2011

Chris Bourque photo by Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times

It may not be October yet, but hockey has started.  The Caps opened their preseason last night with several Bears in the line up.  Unfortunately, it was a 2-0 loss to the Preds which means there isn’t much in the way of highlights from Bears.  Here is what I was able to dig up.

Head Coach Bruce Boudreau has some praise for Stanislav Galiev and Jay Beagle. [Caps video]

Beagle was a stand out. [Wash Times]

Sean Collins and others talk about the poor ice conditions. [Wash Times]

Former Bear and current Predator Tyler Sloan talks about the ice. [WaPo]

Collins talks about making the Caps roster. [Wash Examiner]

Patrick Wellar gets his first NHL game. [PennLive]

Beagle talks about working hard and making the cut. [WaPo]

Graham Mink on returning to the Caps organization. [KOL]

Christian Hanson talks about his “Slap Shot” legacy and trying to make the team.  Chris Bourque and Ryan Potulny talk about their goals as well. [PennLive]

After a lengthy time off due to injury, Dany Sabourin was ready for training camp. [PennLive]

Prospects Dustin Stevenson and Garrett Mitchell made an impression with Mark French at rookie camp. [PennLive]

Hershey Bears Hockey Blog takes a look at the Caps training camp and potential roster spots. [HBHB]

Get to know Paul Baier. [DFZ]

At Rookie Camp Dmitry Orlov made a good impression. [CSN Wash]

Collins talks about the new conditioning test at Caps camp. [OFB]

Former Bear Andrew Gordon tallies two goals to lead his team to a victory in a scrimmage. [Ducks]