Tag Archives: Kansas City Scouts

Building The Washington Capitals: A Look At The Expansion Draft Of 1974

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Diane Doyle

Photo: NHL.com NHL expansion drafts typically involve the existing NHL teams losing players to create the league’s newest team. The upcoming expansion draft to populate the newly-minted Seattle Kraken is no exception. In this piece, NoVa Caps looks back at … Continue reading →

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Retro Recap: The Japan Coca-Cola Bottlers Cup – Washington Capitals and Kansas City Scouts

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Diane Doyle

Photo: @Jessamygriffin It was back in April of 1976 when the Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Cup, a four-game exhibition series, took place in Japan. The series was devised as a way of stirring up interest in hockey in Japan.