Hockey
It may be time to add another name to the list of hockey greats with the first name Bobby.
Jan. 2, 1985
At 17, when most kids are posing for prom pictures, Bobby Carpenter was posing for the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Jan. 30, 1989
Sports
How do nice people get themselves into such rotten spots? Why do bad things happen to good Capitals?
Dec. 7, 1986
General Manager Rogie Vachon, acting like a man who believes the Kings have a shot at winning the Stanley Cup this spring--a laughable notion in the pre-Gretzky era--made another deal Monday, sending forward Bobby Carpenter to the Boston Bruins for center Steve Kasper.
Jan. 24, 1989
California
A group supporting Bobby Shriver’s bid to fill the office being vacated by Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky has received $100,000 from a national carpenters union.
May 2, 2014
A group supporting Bobby Shriver’s bid to fill the office being vacated by Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky has received $100,000 from a national trade union.
Olympics
Alex Carpenter making a name with U.S. women’s hockey team
Feb. 5, 2014
SOCHI, Russia — Alex Carpenter was a rink rat as a kid, always hoping to follow in the footsteps of her hockey-playing father.
Judging from the outward bound traffic Wednesday afternoon, a lot of people were in a hurry to get out of town.
Nov. 30, 1986
High-scoring center Bobby Carpenter, 23, will no longer play for the Washington Capitals, who announced they will try to trade the disgruntled six-year veteran.
Nov. 26, 1986