Although the Washington Capitals and the rest of the NHL won't be playing hockey this season, that won't stop Steve Kolbe and Mike Vogel from covering some hockey games over the next few days.
Kolbe, the Capitals' radio broadcaster, and Vogel, the beat writer for www.WashingtonCaps.com, will call the championship games of the Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League and the Maryland Scholastic Hockey League for WMET-1160.
| _____ From The Post _____
• Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky take part in six-hour meeting between NHL and players' union but no deal is reached.
• Commissioner Gary Bettman officially cancels the NHL season.
• There is speculation about where the league goes from here and whether it can survive.
• Michael Wilbon: There's no question the league and its owners won this particular battle.
• The cancellation may work to the Capitals' advantage in time.
• Q&A: What's next?
_____ On Our Site _____
• Audio: The Post's Thomas Heath discusses the end of the season.
• Video: Bettman announces the cancellation of the season.
• What's Your Opinion?
_____ Lockout At a Glance _____
• NO SEASON: The NHL season was canceled Feb. 16 over a lockout that started before training camps opened last September. It's the first major North American sport to lose an entire season to a labor dispute.
• THE REASON: The NHL and the players' association couldn't resolve how to split revenues from the $2 billion industry. The league demanded a salary cap, but by the time the players agreed to that, it was too late to work out how much the cap would be.
• WHAT'S NEXT?: The NHL could seek the declaration of an impasse, which allowing it to implement its last offer, open training camps in September and invite players back. The players' association would likely respond with a strike.
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Kolbe will do play-by-play, and Vogel will be the color commentator. The games will also be streamed on the Capitals' Web site.
"I'll do anything to be in a hockey rink," Vogel said. "I've gotten to see every level of hockey this year -- college, minor league, international and now high school. . . . It's the purest form of the game. No business, no contracts -- they just go out there and play."
The NVSHL game is tonight at 6 at Ashburn Ice House. The MSHL final is Feb. 28 at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel.
-- Tarik El-Bashir
