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Table of Contents<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
2009-10 Schedule .........................................................1<br />
Table of Contents .........................................................2<br />
Staff Directory........................................................... 3-4<br />
Verizon Center .......................................................... 5-6<br />
Kettler <strong>Capitals</strong> Iceplex ...............................................7<br />
OWNERSHIP & FRONT OFFICE<br />
Lincoln Holdings LLC .............................................9-10<br />
Ted Leonsis ................................................................. 11<br />
Dick Patrick .................................................................12<br />
Tim McDermott ...........................................................13<br />
George McPhee...........................................................14<br />
Hockey Operations .....................................................15<br />
Bruce Boudreau .....................................................16-17<br />
Assistant Coaches ................................................18-19<br />
Scouting and Hockey Operations Staff ...................20<br />
Front Office Staff ...................................................21-23<br />
Hershey Bears/South Carolina Stingrays ...............24<br />
<strong>Capitals</strong> in Our Community................................. 25-29<br />
PLAYERS<br />
Karl Alzner ..............................................................31-32<br />
Keith Aucoin .......................................................... 33-34<br />
Nicklas Backstrom ............................................... 35-36<br />
Jay Beagle ...................................................................37<br />
Francois Bouchard .....................................................38<br />
Chris Bourque ....................................................... 39-40<br />
Matt Bradley .......................................................... 41-42<br />
Trevor Bruess ..............................................................43<br />
John Carlson ...............................................................44<br />
Chris Clark ............................................................. 45-46<br />
Sean Collins .......................................................... 47-48<br />
John Erskine ......................................................... 49-50<br />
Eric Fehr .................................................................51-52<br />
Joe Finley ....................................................................53<br />
Tomas Fleischmann ............................................. 54-55<br />
Alexandre Giroux .................................................. 56-57<br />
Josh Godfrey ...............................................................58<br />
Andrew Gordon ...........................................................59<br />
Boyd Gordon ......................................................... 60-61<br />
Mike Green ............................................................. 62-64<br />
Anton Gustafsson ......................................................65<br />
Jake Hauswirth ...........................................................66<br />
Braden Holtby .............................................................67<br />
Written, edited and designed by the<br />
<strong>Washington</strong> <strong>Capitals</strong> media relations staff:<br />
Nate Ewell, Paul Rovnak, Kelly Murray and Jeffrey<br />
Weinstein<br />
Cover Design: Andy Mattice<br />
Special Thanks: Kurt Kehl, Mike Vogel, Rachel<br />
Buck, Sean Parker, Elizabeth Wodatch, Brett<br />
Leonhardt, Katy Headman, Kris Wagner, Don<br />
Fishman, George McPhee, Michelle Trostle, The<br />
Elias Sports Bureau, Bob Waterman<br />
Photography: Mitchell Layton, <strong>NHL</strong> Images/Getty<br />
Images Staff, Bruce Bennett, Rafael Suanes, Greg<br />
Fiume, <strong>Washington</strong> <strong>Capitals</strong> Archives<br />
Milan Jurcina ......................................................... 68-69<br />
Boyd Kane ..............................................................70-71<br />
Mike Knuble ............................................................72-74<br />
Brooks Laich ......................................................... 75-76<br />
Quintin Laing..........................................................77-78<br />
Patrick McNeill ............................................................79<br />
Zach Miskovic .............................................................80<br />
Brendan Morrison................................................. 81-82<br />
Shaone Morrisonn ................................................ 83-84<br />
Michael Neuvirth ................................................... 85-86<br />
Michael Nylander .................................................. 87-89<br />
Oskar Osala .................................................................90<br />
Alex Ovechkin ....................................................... 91-95<br />
Mathieu Perreault .......................................................96<br />
Steve Pinizzotto ..........................................................97<br />
Brian Pothier ......................................................... 98-99<br />
Tom Poti ..............................................................100-101<br />
Jeff Schultz ........................................................102-103<br />
Alexander Semin .............................................. 104-105<br />
Tyler Sloan ......................................................... 106-107<br />
David Steckel .................................................... 108-109<br />
Jose Theodore ................................................... 110-112<br />
Simeon Varlamov ............................................... 113-114<br />
Kyle Wilson ................................................................ 115<br />
In the System .....................................................116-120<br />
2008-09 YEAR IN REVIEW<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> Standings, Statistics and Awards ..........121-122<br />
<strong>Capitals</strong> Notes ....................................................123-124<br />
<strong>Capitals</strong> Statistics and Results .......................125-131<br />
Highs, Lows and Streaks .........................................132<br />
Shootout Results ......................................................133<br />
Individual Game-by-Game Statistics ............. 134-140<br />
Goals and Shots by Period ..................................... 141<br />
TEAM HISTORY<br />
Year-by-Year Results ................................................142<br />
Year-by-Year Leaders ...............................................143<br />
Career Leaders .........................................................144<br />
Single-Season Leaders ...........................................145<br />
Season-by-Season Recaps ..............................146-179<br />
General Managers, Head Coaches & Captains ....180<br />
All-Time Player Register ...................................181-205<br />
All-Time Goaltender Register ......................... 206-208<br />
All-Time Sweater Numbers.............................. 209-211<br />
2009-10 WASHINGTON CAPITALS OFFICIAL GUIDE<br />
Updates: Updates to this guide will be posted<br />
periodically during the season in .pdf form on the<br />
club’s website, <strong>Washington</strong>Caps.<strong>com</strong>, under the<br />
“Team” tab.<br />
The <strong>Washington</strong> <strong>Capitals</strong> media relations staff is<br />
the proud recipient of the last three Dick Dillman<br />
Awards in the Eastern Conference for excellence<br />
in media relations as voted on by the Professional<br />
Hockey Writers’ Association.<br />
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WASHINGTON CAPITALS OFFICIAL GUIDE<br />
Retired Numbers .......................................................212<br />
Uniform History ........................................................213<br />
All-Time Draft Selections .................................214-217<br />
Transactions ...................................................... 218-223<br />
All-Time Record vs. <strong>NHL</strong> Franchises .....................224<br />
Game-by-Game Results by Team ................... 225-231<br />
Longest Streaks by Season ....................................232<br />
Special Teams and Attendance ..............................233<br />
Opening Games and Holidays ................................234<br />
Hat Tricks ........................................................... 235-237<br />
Shutouts ............................................................ 238-240<br />
Overtime ............................................................ 241-242<br />
Shootouts ..................................................................243<br />
Penalty Shots ............................................................244<br />
<strong>Capitals</strong> and Verizon Center Firsts ........................245<br />
<strong>Capitals</strong> <strong>NHL</strong> Award Winners ......................... 246-248<br />
All-Star Game ............................................................249<br />
Record Book...................................................... 250-254<br />
PLAYOFF HISTORY<br />
Year-by-Year Results ................................................255<br />
All-Time Playoff Scoring .................................. 256-257<br />
Career Leaders and All-Time Goaltending ...........258<br />
Overtime ....................................................................259<br />
Hat Tricks and Penalty Shots .................................260<br />
Game-by-Game Results .................................. 261-265<br />
Year-by-Year Statistics .................................... 265-268<br />
Record Book...................................................... 269-271<br />
OPPONENTS<br />
Series History and 2007-08 Reviews ............. 272-329<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> Divisional Alignment .......................................330<br />
MISCELLANEOUS<br />
Media Information ............................................ 331-332<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> Directory ...........................................................333<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> Critical Dates and On-Ice Officials ...............334<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> Hockey Operations .................................. 335-336<br />
<strong>Capitals</strong> Broadcasters ..................................... 337-338<br />
<strong>Capitals</strong> Local Media ................................................339<br />
<strong>Washington</strong>, D.C. ......................................................340<br />
<strong>Washington</strong> <strong>Capitals</strong><br />
Kettler <strong>Capitals</strong> Iceplex<br />
627 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 850<br />
Arlington, VA 22203<br />
202.266.2200<br />
Fax: 202.266.2360<br />
<strong>Washington</strong>Caps.<strong>com</strong>
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