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Daily Hockey Trivia – Deferred Salary, Biggest Contracts & Low-Scoring Nations

Welcome to the Daily Hockey Trivia for Aug. 31, 2024. This is a daily series that will test and challenge your knowledge of the modern and historical asp...

#ArizonaCoyotes #CapitalsHistory #CarolinaHurricanes #CoyotesHistory #HockeyHistory #HurricanesHistory #WashingtonCapitals #AlexOvechkin #ShaneDoan
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Daily Hockey Trivia – Art Ross Winners, Playoff Goals & Faceoff Leaders

Welcome to the Daily Hockey Trivia for Aug. 28, 2024. This is a daily series that will test and challen...

#BostonBruins #BruinsHistory #CapitalsHistory #DetroitRedWings #OttawaSenators #RedWingsHistory #SenatorsHistory #WashingtonCapitals #AlexOvechkin #GordieHowe #MarkKastelic
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Daily Hockey Trivia – Ovechkin Goals, Tom Glavine & A $1 Trade

Welcome to the Daily Hockey Trivia for Aug. 11, 2024. This is a daily series that will test and challenge your knowledge of the modern and historical aspects...

#CapitalsHistory #DetroitRedWings #HockeyHistory #KingsHistory #LosAngelesKings #RedWingsHistory #WashingtonCapitals #AlexanderOvechkin #KrisDraper #TomGlavine
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Revisiting the Capitals Getting Sergei Gonchar and Brendan Witt

The Washington Capitals have been fortunate in their history to have many solid defensemen play for the organization. They had Kevin Hatcher, Larry Murphy, and Rod Langway during the earlier parts of their history. One of the best blueliners they ...

#CapitalsHistory #WashingtonCapitals #BrendanWitt #SergeiGonchar
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Forgotten Washington Capitals: Tomas Vokoun

After Olaf Kolzig left the Washington Capitals in 2008, there was a big, crucial hole to fill in their lineup between the pipes. The team tried things with Jose Theodore, Semyon Varlamov, and Michal Neuvirth, but none of these proved to be the true number-one goalie of the future for them. ...

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Capitals Showdown: Kolzig vs. Holtby

The Washington Capitals are fortunate to have had two spectacular goalies in their history. Olaf Kolzig was selected by general manager David Poile with the 19th overall pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft and Braden Holtby was chosen by GM George McPhee with the ...

#CapitalsGoaltending #CapitalsHistory #WashingtonCapitals #BradenHoltby #OlafKolzig
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Revisiting the Capitals’ Bondra-Laich Trade with Ottawa

Before Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom played for the Washington Capitals, Peter Bondra was statistically the best player in the franchise’s history. Selected in the eighth round (156th overall) of...

#CapitalsHistory #HockeyHistory #TradesContractsAndTransactions #WashingtonCapitals #BrooksLaich #PeterBondra
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What if the Capitals Drafted Joe Sakic?

During the NHL Draft on June 13, 1987, a trade was completed between the Washington Capitals and the Quebec Nordiques. The Capitals received forward Dale Hunter and goalie Clint Malarchuk for Alan Haworth, Gaetan Duchesne, and a first-round pick in that draft, which became the ...

#CapitalsHistory #WashingtonCapitals #JaromirJagr #JoeSakic
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Forgotten Washington Capitals: Matt Cooke

When hockey fans remember former NHL player Matt Cooke, they may picture him either as a Vancouver Canuck or Pittsburgh Penguin. Both cases are fair. Cooke was in Vancouver for parts of nine seasons, while he was a member of the Penguins for five seasons. He also won a Stanley Cup ...

#CapitalsHistory #HockeyHistory #WashingtonCapitals #MattCooke
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Washington Capitals’ History of Drafting 5th Overall

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 being one of the best talents in the enti...

#CapitalsHistory #HockeyHistory #WashingtonCapitals #DarrenVeitch #KarlAlzner #NHLEntryDraft #ScottStevens
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Capitals Have History on Their Side With 17th Pick

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. The...

#CapitalsHistory #HockeyHistory #NHLEntryDraft #WashingtonCapitals #BobbyClarke #KevinHatcher #NHLEntryDraft #ZachParise
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Reviewing David Poile’s Tenure as Capitals General Manager

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 (he did not play for the Montreal Canadiens), as well as being a head coach and gener...

#CapitalsHistory #WashingtonCapitals #DavidPoile
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Capitals Draft History: Selecting Robert Picard

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 McCourt went first overall to the Detroit Red Wings and defender Barry Beck was chosen by the Colo...

#CapitalsHistory #WashingtonCapitals #RobertPicard
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Forgotten Washington Capitals: Phil Housley

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 with 410 goals and 1,169 assists for 1,579 points in 1,612 games. Following Bourque is P...

#CapitalsHistory #HockeyHistory #WashingtonCapitals #PhilHousley
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Washington Capitals’ History of Drafting 4th Overall

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 the best chance at getting a star who ca...

#CapitalsHistory #HockeyHistory #NHLEntryDraft #WashingtonCapitals #AlexanderVolchkov #MikeGartner #NicklasBackstrom
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Capitals Lookback: Drafting Bobby Carpenter

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 the top of the NHL Draft quite a bit. Putting their 1974 first-overall pick Greg Joly aside because t...

#CapitalsHistory #WashingtonCapitals #BobbyCarpenter
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Washington Capitals’ First Overall Draft Picks

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 get it, but if they do win it via the draft lottery, it can ...

#CapitalsHistory #HockeyHistory #NHLEntryDraft #WashingtonCapitals #AlexanderOvechkin #GregJoly #RickGreen
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The Capitals Career of Mike Ridley

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. John Carlson, who leads the franchise among defensemen in all-time points, is fifth overall with 67...

#CapitalsHistory #WashingtonCapitals #MikeRidley
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Capitals Number Retirement Debate: Mike Green

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 defensemen all-time in points. Sergei Gonchar played in over 600 games for the club. ...

#CapitalsHistory #HockeyHistory #WashingtonCapitals #MikeGreen
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Washington Capitals’ Forgotten Ones

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, TJ Oshie, and Braden Holtby will come to ...

#CapitalsHistory #HockeyHistory #WashingtonCapitals #CristobalHuet #IlyaKovalchuk #SergeiFedorov #ZdenoChara
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