Tag: Washington Capitals History

On the Matter of Retired Numbers

By Japers' Rink Team | Sep 1st 2021 | 7 min read |

As we say our fond farewells to the lazy days of summer, and we start looking forward to training camp and a new season, we have one order of summer b...

Historical Road Trip: The Many Barns of the NHL

By Japers' Rink Team | Nov 20th 2019 | 5 min read |

Tonight the Caps will make their way to “the world’s most famous arena” [insert eyeroll… here] for the first time this season to take on t...

Coaching Chirps: A History of Behind-the-Bench Beefs

By Japers' Rink Team | Oct 5th 2019 | 3 min read |

One of the subplots to the Capitals home opener against Carolina is the verbal sparring between Caps forward Tom Wilson and ‘Canes coach Rod Brind�...

Into the Wayback Machine: The Capitals and the 1975 Draft

By Japers' Rink Team | Jun 21st 2019 | 4 min read |

Here for another installment of Caps history, our friend Glenn Dreyfuss with some draft-related from way back: In franchise history, the Capitals have...

This Week in Capitals History: August 29-September 4

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 6th 2019 | 4 min read |

As August moves into September, it’s time to wrap up our look back and start focusing on the future… but first, one last Week in History to send s...

This Week in Capitals History: August 15-21

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 6th 2019 | 13 min read |

As we become firmly ensconced in the dog days of summer, here’s a look at some things that have happened this week in franchise history. If ther...

This Week in Capitals History: August 22-28

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 6th 2019 | 10 min read |

As we become firmly ensconced in the dog days of summer, here’s a look at some things that have happened this week in franchise history. Hockey ...

This Week in Capitals History: August 8-14

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 6th 2019 | 13 min read |

As the dog days of summer continue, here’s a look at some things that have happened this week in franchise history. We saw that the first week o...

This Week in Capitals History: August 1-7

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 6th 2019 | 10 min read |

As we become firmly ensconced in the dog days of summer, here’s a look at some things that have happened this week in franchise history. Nobody ...

This Week in Capitals History: July 25-31

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 6th 2019 | 13 min read |

As we become firmly ensconced in the dog days of summer, here’s a look at some things that have happened this week in franchise history. In look...