My last post went way back to the 1920s. This one is a couple of decades after that, but well before the Washington Capitals arrived here. Our second “Before Ovechkin” post will cover the Washington Lions of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Carroll Hall, a local newspaper and public relations man, lost his left eye after being struck by a flying hockey puck at a Washington Presidents-New Haven Blades game. Read the article from The Washington Post and Times Herald from December 16th, 1957.
The first game was set for October 9th, 1974 against the New York Rangers, not the best team, but a strong NHL team.

Before Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, we had Barkley, Morrow, Harrison, W. Whiting and H. Whiting