Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals – The Third Generation Senators: Washington has plenty of teams playing different professional sports and one of the most popular teams among the people of the city is the Washington Nationals that are currently playing in the Eastern Division of the National League in Major League Baseball. The current home stadium of the Washington Nationals is the Nationals Park where the team has been playing since 2008. The team derives its name from the former baseball team that was based in the city, the Washington Nationals that used the name interchangeably with the Washington Senators. The nickname of the team is The Nats that was also a former moniker of the old teams from DC. The formation of the team was in Montreal in 1969 when the Major League granted the city an expansion team and this new team was known as the Montreal Expos. However, when the Expos began to sell their best players in 2001, the interest in the team began to recede and the League considered revoking the franchise rights but decided to relocate the team to Washington, which did not have a team in the League after the Senators moved to Texas to become the Rangers. The Washington Nationals have only one Division championship to their name till date.

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals – In Search for the Stanley Cup: The Washington Capitals are a professional team playing ice hockey from the capital city of the United States of America, Washington DC. The Washington Capitals belong to the Southeastern Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League or the NHL. The team, founded in 1974 is nicknamed The Caps and has been the winner of the Conference title on one occasion that got them the right to play in the final of the Stanley Cup in 1998 but they lost out on the trophy. The Washington Capitals have also won 7 titles in the Division as well. The Capitals play their home games at the Verizon Center where they shifted to in 1999 after spending 25 years in the famous Capital Centre. The current owner of the team is Ted Leonsis since 1999 and he has made whole sale changes in the team bringing in star players and hiring Bruce Boudreau as coach to capture the elusive Stanley Cup. The Washington Capitals won their first ever President’s Cup in the 2010 season, stacking up a pints tally that is a record in terms of the regular season. But the next target of the team remains victory in the Stanley Cup.