The Washington Capitals were first established in 1974 as an expansion team in the National Hockey League.
Over these previous campaigns the Capitals have not qualified for the playoffs except for the 2007-2008 season during which they made it to the quarter finals but lost to the Flyers.
The team obtained a total of 43 wins and 31 loses for a first place in the regular season rankings.
The Capitals current roster includes players such as: Brian Pothier, John Erskine, Steve Eminger, Jeff Schultz Niklas Backstrom, QuintinLaing, Chris Bourque, Viktor Kozlov, and Michael Nylander.
The team’s current coach is the Canadian Bruce Boudreau whose first season with the team was the 2007-08 campaign. Boudreau managed to lead the team to 37 wins, 17 loses and the first place in the Southwest division of the Eastern conference. |