Washington Capitals

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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1. What is the franchise founding year?
2. What is the presidents' trophy wins?
3. What year did the Washington Capitals start playing in the NHL?
4. Who are some of the famous players that helped the Capitals become a strong team?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the franchise founding year?1974
2. What is the presidents' trophy wins?3 (2009-10, 2015-16, 2016-17)
3. What year did the Washington Capitals start playing in the NHL?The Washington Capitals began playing in the NHL in 1974.
4. Who are some of the famous players that helped the Capitals become a strong team?The team had stars like Mike Gartner, Rod Langway, Larry Murphy, and Scott Stevens in the 1980s. More recently, Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, Braden Holtby, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Tom Wilson made the team very good.

Expansion Franchise: A newly established team admitted into an existing professional sports league.
Perennial Playoff Contender: A team that consistently qualifies for and competes in the postseason tournament.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment: The company owned by Ted Leonsis that owns the Washington Capitals and other sports teams.