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Capitals History

Washington Capitals’ History of Drafting 5th Overall

Nathan Moser | June 22, 2024

The fifth overall pick in an NHL Entry Draft has the potential to have a star available to whatever team selects at that spot. Sometimes the player picked ends up…

Categories Capitals History, Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft, Washington Capitals

Capitals Have History on Their Side With 17th Pick

Nathan Moser | June 15, 2024

The Washington Capitals are currently selecting with the 17th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. They have held this exact spot on multiple occasions before throughout their history.…

Categories Capitals History, Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft, Washington Capitals

Reviewing David Poile’s Tenure as Capitals General Manager

Nathan Moser | June 12, 2024

General manager (GM) David Poile followed in his father’s footsteps. Bud Poile is known in the hockey world for his time playing for five of the Original Six NHL teams…

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Capitals Draft History: Selecting Robert Picard

Nathan Moser | June 8, 2024

The Washington Capitals have held the third overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft only once in their franchise’s history. It was back during the 1977 Draft. After center Dale…

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Forgotten Washington Capitals: Phil Housley

Nathan Moser | June 7, 2024

When it comes to statistically the best defensemen in NHL history in points, the first name is Ray Bourque, who played for the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche. He finished…

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Washington Capitals’ History of Drafting 4th Overall

Nathan Moser | June 6, 2024

When it comes to the NHL Entry Draft, all the teams who really need to select talent at the top would prefer having the first overall pick. It gives them…

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Capitals Lookback: Drafting Bobby Carpenter

Nathan Moser | June 1, 2024

The Washington Capitals had a difficult number of seasons at the beginning of their history following their expansion into the NHL. Due to these struggles, they had to pick at…

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Washington Capitals’ First Overall Draft Picks

Nathan Moser | June 1, 2024

Getting the first overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft is a bittersweet feeling. No fanbase ever wants their team to be bad enough to have a good chance to…

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The Capitals Career of Mike Ridley

Nathan Moser | May 27, 2024

Looking at the top-ten points leaders in Washington Capitals history, some names stick out immediately. Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom are the top two with 1,550 and 1,033 points, respectively.…

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Capitals Number Retirement Debate: Mike Green

Nathan Moser | May 19, 2024

There have been many great defensemen who have donned the Washington Capitals sweater. John Carlson is a current leader on the backend for the organization and he leads all Caps…

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Washington Capitals’ Forgotten Ones

Nathan Moser | May 16, 2024

When the hockey world thinks about the Washington Capitals, there are obvious names that come up. If talking about the present or recent history, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson,…

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Ilya Kovalchuk: A Career Retrospective

Christian Thorsberg | April 15, 2024

On Jan. 6, 2006, late in the second period of a regular-season Pittsburgh Penguins-Atlanta Thrashers tilt, a 22-year-old Ilya Kovalchuk is left dangerously uncovered on the near-side point of the…

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