...talent-laden lineup featuring two-time league MVP Alex Ovechkin.Boudreau was replaced by former Capitals captain Dale Hunter, who was greeted by loud cheers from more than 100 fans when he skated onto the ice at Monday's practice. Hunter...

...Frederik Modin and LW Todd Warriner to one-year contracts. WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Announced the retirement of C Dale Hunter. Baseball American League East Division W L Pct. GB New York 61 39 .610 -- Boston 55 46 .545 6 1/2 Toronto 56...

...Recalled G Corey Hirsch from Syracuse of the AHL. Assigned C Steve Washburn to Syracuse. WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Traded C Dale Hunter and a 2000 third-round draft pick to the Colorado Avalanche for a 1999 or 2000 second-round pick. COLLEGE NEW MEXICO...

...justify it.'' McSorley could draw a suspension similar to the 21-game punishment the NHL levied on Washington's Dale Hunter in 1993 for a blindside check of Pierre Turgeon after a goal in a playoff game. Hunter's penalty was the longest...

...The longest suspension the NHL has ever imposed for an on-ice hit was a 21-game banishment given to Washington's Dale Hunter for a blindside check of the New York Islanders' Pierre Turgeon after a goal in a 1993 playoff game. McSorley is best...

...seen the individual replay,'' Campbell said. The longest previous suspension was 21 games given to Washington's Dale Hunter for his blindside check of the New York Islanders' Pierre Turgeon after a goal in a 1993 playoff game. There have...