Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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.

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