Tag: Throwback Tuesday

That Time When Being an Expansion Team Was Hard

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 4 min read |

“It’s not fair. We paid 6-million dollars to join the league and look how little the other teams have left for us.” – Capitals Gen...

That Time When the Caps Played Musical Goalies

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 4 min read |

If the Washington Capitals of the 1970s were some of the worst teams in NHL history, the 1970s Montreal Canadiens were among the League’s best. ...

That Time When the Caps Brought Hockey to Japan

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 6 min read |

The tale of the Washington Capitals’ 1974-75 misery is a well-known one, forged in legend (and the history books) as the worst team to ever play...

That Time When Don Cherry and Tom McVie Had Words

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 4 min read |

Long before “funny guy and old guy” Don Cherry was criticizing Alex Ovechkin from afar for playing the physical brand of hockey that has c...