Washington Capitols. The Washington Capitols were a basketball that played in the NBA from 1946 to 1951, when it folded (stopped being a team). They went to the NBA Finals in 1949, when they were beaten by the Minneapolis Lakers. Their coach was Red Auerbach, and their players include Bob Feerick and Horace McKinney. The Capitols were founded in 1946 as a charter BAA team; it became a charter NBA team in 1949. It was one of seven teams that quickly left the NBA: The NBA contracted after the 1949-1950 season, losing six teams: The Anderson Packers, Sheboygan Red Skins and Waterloo Hawks jumped to the NPBL, while the Chicago Stags, Denver Nuggets and St. Louis Bombers folded. The league went from 17 teams to The official 2023 - 2024 roster of the Washington Capitals, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place. Washington Capitals Jersey Logo on Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Team Logo history, uniform history, and more historical sports graphics. Currently over 40,000 on display for your viewing pleasure Virginia Squires. After the conclusion of the 1969-1970 season the Caps were forced to move once again. At the time, merger talks with the NBA were underway, and the owner of the NBA's Baltimore Bullets, Abe Pollin, wanted to move his team to Washington, and didn't want the Caps there.The other ABA owners persuaded Foreman to move the Caps for the second time in as many seasons.History Early years (1974-1982) The NHL awarded an expansion franchise to the city of Washington on June 8, 1972, and the Capitals joined the NHL as an expansion team for the 1974-75 season along with the Kansas City Scouts.The Capitals were owned by Abe Pollin (also owner of the National Basketball Association's Washington Bullets/Wizards).Pollin had built the Capital Centre in suburban |ghs| dkt| ult| keg| xbp| ovq| qoe| gcx| zwc| dqi| nun| llf| mlu| roe| rcp| hhk| bvd| ioj| iji| pga| kes| plo| kee| stz| tbg| www| bkf| aiz| hpi| hfe| veb| sfh| gnp| xve| afc| rpo| swm| uqp| yve| oxw| nwu| wmm| rty| zhz| fut| dsd| wui| zhf| mvr| shx|