Washington Capitals

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NHL team professional ice hockey team

The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team in the NHL known for their 2018 Stanley Cup championship and star players like Alex Ovechkin.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NHL team → professional ice hockey team →
abbreviation	WSH →
captain	Alex Ovechkin →
cityRivalry	New York Rangers → Philadelphia Flyers → Pittsburgh Penguins →
conference	Eastern Conference →
conferenceTitle	Eastern Conference →
country	United States →
division	Metropolitan Division →
divisionTitle	Metropolitan Division → Southeast Division →
expansionTeamIn	1974–75 NHL season →
firstSeason	1974–75 →
formerHomeArena	Capital Centre →
founded	1974 →
homeArena	Capital One Arena →
league	National Hockey League →
location	Washington, D.C. →
mascot	Slapshot →
nickname	Caps →
notableFormerPlayer	Mike Gartner → Olaf Kölzig → Peter Bondra → Rod Langway →
notablePlayer	Alex Ovechkin → John Carlson → Nicklas Bäckström → T.J. Oshie →
owner	Monumental Sports & Entertainment →
presidentsTrophyWin	2009–10 → 2015–16 → 2016–17 →
principalOwner	Ted Leonsis →
retiredNumber	11 → 32 → 5 → 7 → 74 → 8 →
sport	ice hockey →
StanleyCupWinYear	2018 →
teamColors	blue → red → silver → white →
wonChampionship	Stanley Cup →

Referenced by (101)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alex Ovechkin → Alexander Semin → John Carlson → Mike Gartner → Nicklas Bäckström → Nicklas Bäckström → Olaf Kölzig → Olaf Kölzig → Olie Kolzig → Peter Bondra →	draftedBy
Alexander Semin → František Kučera → Jaroslav Halák → Olaf Kölzig → Olaf Kölzig → Olie Kolzig → Peter Bondra → Rod Langway → Sergei Fyodorov → Zdeno Chára →	playedFor
Ilya Kovalchuk → Jaromír Jágr → John Carlson → Martin Procházka → Mike Gartner → Nicklas Bäckström → Roderick "Rod" Langway → Sergei Fyodorov →	memberOfSportsTeam
Alex Ovechkin → Bill Clement → John Carlson → Nicklas Bäckström → Olaf Kölzig → Rod Langway → T.J. Oshie → T.J. Oshie →	team
Eastern Conference (NHL) → Metropolitan Division → NHL Eastern Conference → NHL Metropolitan Division →	hasTeam
Alex Ovechkin → Rod Langway → Roderick "Rod" Langway →	captainOf
John Carlson → Nicklas Bäckström → T.J. Oshie →	playsFor
Ovi → The Great Eight →	associatedTeam
Atlanta Flames → Carolina Hurricanes →	divisionRival
Central Division → Southeast Division (NHL) →	formerTeam
Rod Langway → Roderick "Rod" Langway →	jerseyRetiredBy
Monumental Sports & Entertainment → Ted Leonsis →	owns
Rod Langway → Zdeno Chára →	playedForTeam
Capital One Arena → MedStar Capitals Iceplex →	primaryTenant
Capital Centre → MCI Center →	tenant
Portland Pirates →	affiliation
The Phone Booth ("NHL team Washington Capitals") →	associatedWith
Rod Langway →	captaincy
Roderick "Rod" Langway →	captaincyStartTeam
Rod Langway →	captainOfTeam
1998 Stanley Cup Finals →	conferenceChampionEastern
Southeast Division →	divisionTitleWinner
Olie Kolzig →	employerAfterRetirement
Caps →	fullName
Washington, D.C. →	hasMajorSportsTeam
Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area →	hasProfessionalSportsTeam
Pittsburgh Penguins →	hasRivalryWith
Rod Langway →	helpedTransformTeam
Capital One Arena →	hostsTeam
Washington Capitals–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry →	involvesTeam
Slapshot →	mascotFor
Olaf Kölzig →	NHLDebutTeam
Olaf Kölzig →	NHLGamesPlayedForTeam
Nicklas Bäckström →	NHLTeamDebut
Southeast Division (NHL) →	notableChampion
1998 Stanley Cup Finals ("Washington Capitals appeared in their first Stanley Cup Finals") →	notableFact
MedStar Capitals Iceplex →	operator
Abe Pollin →	owned
Ilya Kovalchuk →	playedInNHLTeam
Olaf Kölzig →	postRetirementEmployer
NBC Sports Washington →	primaryTeamCoverage
Monumental Sports & Entertainment →	primaryVenueFor
1998 Stanley Cup Finals →	runnerUp
Washington, D.C. →	sportsTeam
Abe Pollin →	sportsTeamOwnerOf
T.J. Oshie →	StanleyCupTeam
Nicklas Bäckström →	StanleyCupWinningTeam
Nicklas Bäckström →	StanleyCupWinTeam
Southeast Division →	teamIncluded
Olie Kolzig →	teamInStanleyCupFinal
Olaf Kölzig →	teamMostAssociatedWith
@TJOshie77 →	topic
Ovi →	usedInContext
T.J. Oshie →	wonChampionshipWith