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Jul
Meet The Coach, Lock-Out Edition
Envision being a professional hockey player going to the rink to skate – but your coach isn’t there, the majority of your teammates aren’t there, you can’t use the team locker room, and you have to pay for your ice time every day. That was the daily reality for Washington Capitals Jason Chimera, Jay Beagle,
Jul
Contributing article to the International Skating Institute newsletter
By line by Wendy Marco
Jul
Arlington Magazine expose’ on parents and sports, 2012: “Parents Gone Wild”
When Mike Miranda’s youngest child, Michael, showed a serious interest in hockey at an early age, Miranda did everything he could to support his son’s passion. He researched the area’s top hockey programs; developed an off-ice workout for Michael; and signed him up for private skating lessons with Wendy Marco, one of the country’s top skating instructors. The problem
Dec
The greatest pick-up game that ever happened in Washington
Kettler Iceplex was the scene of a rare sight Friday morning. Capitals players John Carlson, Jay Beagle, Jason Chimera, Brooks Laich, ex-Cap Jeff Halpern and retired Capital Peter Bondra took to the ice for a pickup game with a few college players (including both George McPhee’s son, Graham McPhee, and Peter Bondra’s son) from NVCC,
Mar
CapsCaps Redline- Forces of Hockey, Power and Speed
Wendy is a featured expert in this edition of the “Forces of Hockey” with “Professer Brower,” as her students demonstrate some speed fundamentals.
Jul
Washington Post, Front Page Sports Story, 2011, “Halpern Gains a Step”
Before going to sleep, Jeff Halpern would lay his workout clothes next to his bed, pack his hockey bag and sticks into the trunk of his BMW and put a bowl of cereal on the passenger seat. It was summer 2010, and the veteran center was in search of the step he had lost after
