Powerplay Point Podcast

Recorded Oct. 23, 2018

Anna and I are each under the weather so our apologies...

Thanks to all who gave their time to answer our call to send reviews to Apple Podcasts as we are now 9 reviews strong all at 5.0!

Anna and I tried to keep this short given our health issues....and you see how well THAT worked out.  We go over the ins and outs of the three games played and focus on a few players who may or may not be deserving of ice time (spoiler alert if you like Bingo, 79 is good, 65 not so much).

Thanks to listener Don Maclaren we stumble into our first attempt to cover how things are going in Chocolate Town. Don was gracious enough to provide his report from the last several games' worth of action from the Bears...due to time constraints however I'm not sure we did it justice.  But we do hope to make it a regular part of the show.

Special thanks also to Robbie Gross of the Sports On The Hill Podcast who graciously gave his time and efforts not only for a review but also to provide our quick link (see below).  Be sure to catch him, Carroll Porter III (and Anna for Caps talk) on their show covering all things DC Sports every Monday at 7 PM ET.

http://bit.ly/PowerPlayPointPodcast --show site

http://bit.ly/PowerPlayPPFB --  Facebook page

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Recorded Oct. 16, 2018

Don't let the title fool you...everyone stays fully clothed.

Anna and I discuss the recent goings on first off then on the ice with Our Washington Capitals.  The recent Dulles Expo yielded a good time for all who attended, especially my co-host who came away with some nice pics.  These can be seen at our Facebook page.

Then we get into some actual hockey.  It was an up and down week to say the least.  Game recaps along with our one-of-a-kind breakdown of the action. Plus a quick preview of the next few games.

And for those interested, yes there is a game-within-the-podcast.  Play along with your beverage of choice!

Anna-noyance meter: 6.4

Recorded Oct. 9, 2018

Anna and go live through Uberconference to take YOUR calls in our ongoing effort to make YOU the Caps fan the star!

But first we discuss what was a disastrous (not for me) and disappointing (again not for me) visit to see Lord Stanley's Cup in good old Hershey, PA. OK so for me there was some bad and even ugly....but not where it mattered most.

Phone lines opened with most of that story told when Anna's good friend and Caps' fan Rachelle Wilcox callss in and shares her timely observations on a variety of topics including: 

The Tom Wilson suspension

The Lars Eller mugging by Ratface Marchand

The Banner Raising on Opening Night

And finally I close the episode with a request for good vibes for an ailing fellow Caps fan, Rebekka Thomas.  This tough young lady has been through a lot in recent months and her health has suffered because of it. But not being one to need pity, she only needs the positive energy as we at the PPP can provide...so let's show her that real Caps fans stick together!

 

 

Recorded October 2, 2018

Our Washington Capitals are about to begin their 45th season...as the DEFENDING STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!

Before we get into our hopes for 2019 however Anna and I are forced to discuss recent events.  The one concerning a certain player who wears #43. The tone of this discussion just might surprise you. The hell with that---it WILL surprise you.

In addition we talk about other issues facing the team over the course of the season. There is also the matter of the final roster, which has some new additions including one that will make fans yodel.  (No we don't discuss Dimirij Jaskin, that's for next week)

To end our first episode for 2018-19 we issue an invite to any and all listeners to the upcoming appearance of Stanley himself in Hershey this coming Sunday Oct. 7th...hope to see you there!

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Recorded September 25, 2018

Welcome back! Anna and I are back from summer vacation with tales of non hockey misadventures.  What we did will hopefully be entertaining to you.

What has NOT been entertaining is the Caps' preseason play so far.  More misadventures there to be discussed for sure. Also certain players we like, dislike and have not seen due to.....issues.

Enjoy!

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Recorded July 25th 2018.

With the major hockey activity winding down and the summer heating up, Anna and I get together one last time to bid hockey adieu for the season.  But  fear not--we will be backcome traning camp.

The Mermaid and I field an "Ask anything" segment from listeners with some stellar questions about the team and its, ahem, attributes...

Wish there was more to say but I think you'll listen and understand that we saved the best for last. 

Thank you listeners and Caps fans for making this a kick ass year, enjoy the Cup and the summer...we all deserve it!

And thank you, Podbean....

 

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Recorded July 12, 2018

Hope you are enjoying the Summer, Caps fans!

Anna and I with True Caps Fans admin Chris Levesque discuss the answer to the musical question:

"When was the moment you as a Caps fan began to believe this season would be special?"

We also read posts that address the same question from our Facebook page. Stay tuned there for further developments!

 

Please leave a review in iTunes, it will help us greatly!  Thanks for believing!

 

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Recorded June 26, 2018

Anna and I are back to report on a multitude of offseason goings on with Our Caps.  After we catch up (because of our time apart) we get into the major developments: the Carlson signing, Coach Trotz resigning as well as the Orpik/Grubauer trade.

Enjoy this Cup Summer Caps fans!!!!

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Mike DiVenere.  Please donate to the charity dedicated to him through the link below:

https://levelingtheplayingfield.networkforgood.com/projects/55013-mike-d-fundraiser

 

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Recorded June 12, 2018

The title says it all! Our Washington Capitals have captured Lord Stanley's Cup!

This episode airs in two parts.  In Part One, Anna and I briefly recap the ridiculously exciting Game 5 Cup clinching efforts. We also go our separate ways in celebrating the Caps' historic win.  One of us got to drink quite a lot of beer,  the other listened to a lot of inappropriate music and came away with a bit of a sunburn. But both of us were overjoyed.

In Part Two, we are joined on an Uberconference call in segment by none other than the awesome Christian Levesque from the True Caps Fans Facebook group. He provides some sage perspective on how the Caps finally made it to the top as well as the meaning of the win for all of us fans.

My apologies for the lateness of this episode, this playoffs run has been both exhilarating and exhausting for both our Caps and we the fans and Anna and I certainly aren't exempt from that.

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No Anna-noyance meter this week....for obvious reasons

Recorded June 5, 2018

Our Washington Capitals are just ONE win away from achieving what many called the impossible dream--a Stanley Cup victory!

Along with our very special guest, Robbie Gross from the Sports on the Hill Podcast, Anna and I recap games 3 and 4 in the Final series.  Among other topics we discuss the secrets of success so far for the Caps.

Robbie also provides some much needed clarity with regard to the viewing party admission situation.

NOTE: We were also supposed to have Christian Levesque from True Caps Fans on the show as well but he could not attend due to an unforseen emergency.

Don't forget to catch the Sports on the Hill Podcast Live on facebook at: facebook.com/SportsOTHP  Mondays at 7 pm.

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ONE WIN AWAY!!!!!!!