Tag: Throwback Tuesday

Relive the Magic: A Video History of the Caps

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 4th 2019 | 1 min read |

Through the 40-year history of the franchise, the Washington Capitals have had their ups and many, many downs, with division titles, heartbreaking los...

Closing In: Alex Ovechkin, Peter Bondra and #826

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 2nd 2019 | 6 min read |

Over the course of his 14-year career in DC, Peter Bondra was the epitome of the dominant goal-scorer, putting up massive scoring totals over the cour...

That Time When the Capitals' Old Jerseys Were New

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 2nd 2019 | 4 min read |

With the Caps set to unveil their Winter Classic uniforms in an hour or so, how about a brief look back at early Caps sweaters? As the team detailed w...

Those Times When the Capitals Trickled Down to the White House

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

By most accounts, the tradition of presidents hosting sports teams at the White House dates back to an invitation that Andrew Johnson extended to the ...

That Time When the Caps Had an Ace up their Sleeve

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

As noted in last week’s Throwback Tuesday post, the expansion Capitals’ roster was so bad that less than two months into that woeful campa...

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...