Pick A Card, Any Card...
Go get the shoebox with your old hockey cards. Choose any NHL player from the '70's and '80's. Then look closely around the edges and background of the card. You're likely to spot an arm, hand, or helmet of a Capital or two.
Sometimes, a Washington player even shares center stage. Like in these two at left, with Caps defenseman Yvon Labre providing a roadblock to Yvon Lambert and Pierre Larouche.
Many photos used for hockey cards were snapped at Capital Centre. Maybe the photogs lived here. Maybe the Centre's dark background was condusive for action shots. Probably it's another reason entirely. Anyway, here's more:
Go get the shoebox with your old hockey cards. Choose any NHL player from the '70's and '80's. Then look closely around the edges and background of the card. You're likely to spot an arm, hand, or helmet of a Capital or two.Sometimes, a Washington player even shares center stage. Like in these two at left, with Caps defenseman Yvon Labre providing a roadblock to Yvon Lambert and Pierre Larouche.
Many photos used for hockey cards were snapped at Capital Centre. Maybe the photogs lived here. Maybe the Centre's dark background was condusive for action shots. Probably it's another reason entirely. Anyway, here's more:
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dGREETING CARDS
If you don't own a shoebox of cards, here's a look at the initial set of Capitals from 1974. Naturally, each photo was taken before the player or coach was selected to join the fledgling franchise.
Below, more samples of Caps hockey cards throughout the team's early years.
(Make sure to check out the hideous airbrushing.
It ranks with leisure suits and mood rings as '70's ideas that didn't stand the test of time.)
1975-76 Season
1976-77 Season
1977-78 Season
1978-79 Season
1979-80 Season
1980-81 Season
