The Capitals announced today that Adam Oates, who played with the team for six seasons between 1996 to 2002, will be 16th head coach in franchise history.

Dale Hunter is finished as head coach of the Capitals, the team announced today. who replaced Bruce Boudreau last November after a disappointing start to the 2011-2012 season, will head home to London, Ontario.

This morning, Dale Hunter was announced as the new head coach of the Washington Capitals.

They may measure two inches shy of a collective 19 feet tall, but the first three Caps picks from this weekend’s NHL draft stand on the shoulders of giants. With two picks in the first round and their first of two in the second, the Caps brought in players with strong connections to franchise history, tying the team’s future to its past. The Caps traded up to the 21st overall spot to pick Anton Gustafsson,…

It is a great time to be a Caps Fan. We’ve seen media coverage of the guy who brings his trumpet to the games and the rock bands who have sung the team’s praises. Today we’d like to take the time to check in with a different kind of superfan. A kind of superfan you, as a blog reader, may be able to identify with. Today’s superfan is one of the leading alltime posters on…