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division or something?--Stang281 05:33, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

It's in the southeast compared to the rest of the league. And the rest of the continent, come to that. RGTraynor 05:08, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
I guess you have a point. I was watching the game against the Thrashers earlier tonight and heard the announcer say that this was a great southeast division rivalry and I rewinded it and recorded that onto the DVR because I thought he made a mistake. I just think they should be in a different division, maybe the division that the Minnesota Wild are in. More opinions are welcome, just wanted to discuss this with some fellow hockey fans. :) --Stang281 05:33, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
Well, this isn't a hockey forum, per se, and discussing the issue at length should go to one. That being said, since the NHL groups its divisions geographically, the odds of Washington and Minnesota ever being in the same division are extremely remote. RGTraynor 17:19, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Radio

Why is the 820 frequency of WTOP listed as the station? The Caps aired on WTNT/570 last season and there's been no official announcement yet about the radio for the upcoming season. -EvWill 00:23, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Jonas Johansson only played one game with the Capitals this season, does he really warrent being mentioned? So many players played in the minors and had stints with the big club this year it's tricky to pin down players to mention in this category. Thoughts? Volsus 04:50, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

He's not on the Caps' roster according to their own website. I say pitch him. RGTraynor 06:44, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

May want to add Eric Fehr. Internet Hockey Database has him on there.--Biggie 00:19, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

When the Caps add him to the roster, officially, I'm sure someone will. RGTraynor 06:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Shouldn't they be the Washington CAPITALS? --Dante Alighieri 01:03 31 May 2003 (UTC)

They are. Basil Fawlty 01:08 31 May 2003 (UTC)

Except the reference is to the capital of the country, not the status of the letters ;).

[edit] Old logo.

What do you think? We can post the old logo under fair use rules, right? zubizuva May 4, 2005.

[edit] List of Washington Capitals players

I have started a List of Washington Capitals players. When you add players to the main Capitals article, could you also add the players to the list? Thanks! Masterhatch 11 August 2005

[edit] Kolzig

I thought Kolzig is a German national that just happened to be born in South Africa. Ie: If my American mother gave birth to me in Switzerland, I would still be American (although I could probably apply for dual citizenship). He plays for the German national team. I knew this was going to happen when I added the flags. ccwaters 22:35, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

That, and he technically has an umlaut over the O in his name.
I don't see many english publications mentioning "Kölzig". We been through this many many times... ccwaters 23:18, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
Well, that's because English doesn't have umlauts.
Welcome to the english version of wikipedia.org :) ccwaters 19:40, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
I give up.
I have a mini-"reference page" on my userspace if you want to use it as a sort of guide when it comes to player flags. It was originally a proposed guideline but it kind of got abandoned, though I still update the page as I go along. --Buchanan-Hermit™..CONTRIBS..SPEAK! 07:13, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

As a native English speaker who also speaks German, it is correct to spell his name as Koelzig, if an umlaut cannot be applied. This applies to any of the vowels in German which take an umlaut... Jägermeister/Jaegermeister, asf. —Ƿōdenhelm (talk) 13:47, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ivan Majesky

Ivan Majesky is a Slovak player. He was born in Slovakia, which was a part of Czechoslovakia in that time. He plays for Slovak national team, so it is amazing if there is the Czech national flag beside him. This is exactly the same like Dainius Zubrus, who was born in Lithuania, which was a part of the U.S.S.R. in that time and beside him is the Lithuanian flag and the place of his birth is Lithunia.--Janothird 04:38, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

In addition: See the official NHL page [1] and see the official Washington Capitals page [2]. Ivan Majesky was born in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.--Janothird 05:21, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
If you look at *most* of the rosters, we are using the countries that existed at birth. Zubrus needs to be changed to USSR. He was just an oversight. Yes Majesky should have a slovak flag, but he was born a long time ago in a land called Czechoslovakia. ccwaters 11:57, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Record

I've seen the debut year listed as 8-67, which isn't 67 losses in 80. Correction? Trekphiler 04:10, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

It sure is. That's 8-67-5. RGTraynor 06:12, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
Wow. That's really, really bad.

[edit] Easter Epic

I added a sentence about the "Easter Epic" playoff game in 1987. I think it deserves a mention since it's a classic game in NHL history, even though the Caps lost. Gujuguy 00:47, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ovechkin an Alternate?

When did this happen? I don't follow the Caps, so I'm not deleting anything yet but where was it announced? Cheers, Dubbya9 02:53, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Ovechkin has been wearing an 'A' since Zubrus was traded. Actually, Brashear and Bradley has also worn an 'A' (since Zubrus' departure). I'm not sure if there's 2 Alternates (Sutherby and Ovechkin) or 4 Alternates (Bradley, Brashear, Sutherby and Ovechkin). GoodDay 22:38, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Colors/Uniforms

With the NHL going to a different uniform style, the Caps are indicating they are making dramatic changes in their uniforms with their new "Change is Coming" campaign. The current Capital Dome logo is shown being broken apart by red, white and blue light... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.140.151.250 (talk) 02:47, 8 April 2007 (UTC).

The announced date for the uniform change is June 22, 2007

Bleh. The blue/bronze uniforms are pretty distinctive, and while I've hated just about every uniform/logo change these last forty years, that was one that looked good.  RGTraynor  16:47, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Well, I liked their old third jerseys: blue with the eagle, inverse of the current white. I'm hoping that we'll see the black fad fizzle out. I can't imagine a red, white, blue, and BLACK jersey. ccwaters 17:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

I like my black jersey. I saw a sneak peak of the new red jersey. Its basically an update of the old Capitals "T" as a hockey stick logo. I'm gonna miss the Eagle and Dome, though Paleridernightwolf 05:40, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comments

Article needs a jersey section, complete with whole photos and info. Also, the team mascot needs to be mentioned somewhere. Love each other, or perish. ~Auden 05:22, 10 August 2007 (UTC)