Washington Capitals
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 2016–17 Washington Capitals season
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| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Metropolitan |
| Founded | 1974 |
| History |
Washington Capitals 1974–present |
| Home arena | Verizon Center |
| City | Washington, D.C. |
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| Colors |
Red, navy blue, white |
| Media |
Comcast SportsNet Washington WRC (NBC 4) Federal News Radio (1500 AM) The Fan (106.7 FM) |
| Owner(s) | Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Ted Leonsis, governor) |
| General manager | Brian MacLellan |
| Head coach | Barry Trotz |
| Captain | Alexander Ovechkin |
| Minor league affiliates | South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Conference championships | 1 (1997–98) |
| Presidents' Trophy | 2 (2009–10, 2015–16) |
| Division championships | 9 (1988–89, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16) |
| Official website | www |
Red, navy blue, white
The Washington Capitals (often shortened to Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Since their founding in 1974, the Capitals have won one conference championship (in 1998), and nine division titles. In 1997, the team moved their home ice hockey rink from the suburban Capital Centre (located in Landover, Maryland) to the new Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
Businessman Ted Leonsis has owned the team since 1999, and has revitalized the franchise by drafting star players such as Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Bäckström, Mike Green and Braden Holtby. The 2009–10 Capitals won the franchise's first-ever Presidents' Trophy for being the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. They won it a second time in 2015–16.
Along with the Kansas City Scouts, the Capitals joined the NHL as an expansion team for the 1974–75 season. The team was owned by Abe Pollin (also owner of the National Basketball Association's Washington Bullets/Wizards until his death on November 24, 2009). Pollin had built the Capital Centre in suburban Landover, Maryland, to house both the Bullets (who formerly played in Baltimore) and the Capitals. His first act as owner was to hire Hall of Famer Milt Schmidt as general manager.
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