My family moved to Northern Virginia from Daytona Beach, FL when I was about 12. I went to my first Caps game with a church youth group, and watched them get crushed by the Maple Leafs. I was hooked. I remember Rod Langway was the only one on the ice with no helmet. I thought that was the coolest. Saw them about several times after when my folks could get tickets. In high school I worked at the Reston Ice Rink, and the Caps came for an exhibition practice, '92 or '93 maybe. My boss put me in charge of the locker room, and I got to hang out with them all day. Got goalie sticks from Don Beaupre and Steve Taborachi, a stick from Dale Hunter, and Adam Oates. Got to eat lunch with them. Man that was a fun day. Every playoff game I've seen (four of them over the years) they have been beaten by them Penguins or them effin Ranger sob's.
I keep telling myself if Caps don't win a Stanley Cup before Las Vegas gets a team, I'm jumping ship. It's been nothing but heartache and stress the last 24 years...I don't know how much longer I can take it lol.
My pops sold the hockey sticks at a yard sale for $5 a piece. I was pretty ticked when I found out....