- Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (born September 17, 1985 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. He currently resides in Arlington, Virginia, USA. He was the number one pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, but due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout only started playing in the 2005-06 NHL season.
- Alexander Semin
Alexander Semin is a professional ice hockey player with Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.
- Mike Green
Mike Green (born October 12, 1985, Calgary, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Washington Capitals. He is six feet, and one inch tall, weighs 200 pounds and shoots right. He was drafted in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft in the 1st round, 29th overall to the Washington Capitals. He scored his first career NHL goal against Ed Belfour and the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 1, 2006. On January 23, 2007, he had three assists in the NHL YoungStars Game..
- Brian Sutherby
Brian Sutherby (born March 1, 1982 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the NHL. Sutherby was named the MVP of the 2004 NHL YoungStars Game scoring twice and assisting on another goal in the game. Sutherby was drafted in the 1st round, 26th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He was recently named an alternate captain of the Capitals prior to the 2006-2007 season.
- Ben Clymer
Ben Clymer (born April 11, 1978 in Bloomington, Minnesota) is a winger with the Washington Capitals of the NHL. He attended and played hockey for Bloomington Jefferson High School and the University of Minnesota. He was formerly with the Tampa Bay Lightning and was part of the 2004 Stanley Cup Championship team. He also played one season with the EHC Biel in the second Swiss division.
- Donald Brashear
Donald Brashear (born January 7, 1972 in Bedford, IN, USA) is an American-Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals. He also played for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers.
- Boyd Gordon
Boyd Gordon (born October 19, 1983 in Unity, Saskatchewan) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the NHL. Gordon was drafted in the 1st round, 17th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
- Shaone Morrisonn
Shaone Morrisonn (born December 23, 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the NHL. A graduate of the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL, Morrisonn was drafted in the 1st round, 19th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He was later dealt to the Capitals on March 3, 2004 in the trade that sent Sergei Gonchar to the Bruins.
- Michael Nylander
Michael Nylander (born October 3, 1972, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, playing as center for the Washington Capitals of the NHL.
- Chris Clark
Chris Clark (born March 8, 1976 in South Windsor, Connecticut) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the NHL. Clark was drafted in the 3rd round, 77th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Clark played five seasons with the Flames. In his final season with the team, he played in every game and helped the team to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, which they lost to Tampa Bay.
- Brooks Laich
Brooks Laich (pronounced "LIKE"; born June 23, 1983) is a Canadian ice hockey player with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Laich was born in Wawota, Saskatchewan in 1983. In 2000-01, he was playing for the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League. Scouting reports noted that he was a steady point scorer who was also prepared to work in a defensive role but he needed to work to develop his body to meet the demands of the NHL.
- Steve Eminger
Steve Eminger (born 31 October, 1983 in Woodbridge, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.
- Brent Johnson
Brent Johnson (born March 12, 1977 in Farmington, Michigan) is a goaltender for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Originally a draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche, he started his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues and played there until he was traded during the 2003-04 season to the Phoenix Coyotes. Johnson was signed to the Vancouver Canucks prior to the start of the 2005-06 season, but was claimed on waivers by the Capitals.
- Dainius Zubrus
Dainius Zubrus is a Lithuanian professional ice hockey right winger and center. He currently plays for the New Jersey Devils.
- Eric Fehr
Eric Fehr (born September 7, 1985 in Winkler, Manitoba) is a Canadian ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. Fehr was a first-round draft pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. He was chosen 18th overall. He occupies the right right wing position and shows tremendous offensive instincts. Fehr played 11 games with the Capitals in the 2005-06 NHL season; he went scoreless, with 2 penalty minutes and an even plus/minus rating.
- Matt Bradley
Matt William Bradley (b. June 13, 1978 in Stittsville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey rightwinger. He currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, in the fourth Round, one-hundred and second overall. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks.
- Sergei Gonchar
Sergei Gonchar (Сергей Гончар, "Sergej Gončar"; born 13 April 1974 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union now Russia) is a Russian ice hockey player who currently plays in the NHL. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft as the 14th overall selection. On 3 March 2004 Gonchar was traded to the Boston Bruins for Shaone Morrisonn and two draft picks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
- Matt Pettinger
Matt Pettinger (born October 22, 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Washington Capitals of the NHL. Pettinger was drafted in the 2nd round, 43rd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Before his professional career, Pettinger played a season and half for the University of Denver Pioneers before joing the WHL's Calgary Hitmen.
- Brian Pothier
Brian Pothier (born April 15 1977 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing in the NHL for the Washington Capitals. Undrafted to the NHL, Pothier was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers during the 1999-2000 season, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He moved to the Senators before the 2002-2003 season in a trade for Shawn McEachern, …
- Peter Bondra
Peter Bondra (Born February 7, 1968 in Lutsk, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) is a Slovak professional ice-hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks. Bondra became the 37th player in NHL History to score 500 NHL goals on December 22, 2006 against Toronto's Jean-Sebastien Aubin.
- Trevor Linden
Trevor Linden, OBC, (ancestrally "van der Linden") (born April 11, 1970 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays centre and right wing.
- Rod Langway
Rod Cory Langway (born May 3, 1957 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a former American professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL), elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002. He was born when his father, an American serviceman, was stationed in Taiwan, and he is the only NHL player to have been born in Taiwan. He grew up in Randolph, Massachusetts, and didn't begin playing hockey until age 13, in 1970. He then played for his high school team, …
- Brendan Witt
Brendan Witt (born February 20, 1975 in Humbolt, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey player who plays for the New York Islanders in the NHL. He is a defenceman. Witt served as co-captain of the Washington Capitals during the 2001-02 NHL season, along with Steve Konowalchuk. Witt lost his share of the captaincy, when in a player vote (before the 2002-03 NHL season), the Capitals chose Konowalchuk as sole captain. After Konowalchuk's trade to the Avalanche (Oct.
- Kevin Kaminski
Kevin S. Kaminski (born March 13, 1969 in Churchbridge, Saskatchewan) is a former Canadian ice hockey player. Selected in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars, Kaminski only played one game for the North Stars before he was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Gaetan Duchesne. After spending several years in the Nordiques organization, he was traded to the Washington Capitals prior to the 1993-94 NHL season.
- Dave Steckel
Dave Steckel (born March 15, 1982 in West Bend, Wisconsin, USA) is an American professional ice hockey center. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Steckel played one full season with the US Junior National Team in the United States Hockey League before entering The Ohio State University. He played four seasons with the Buckeyes hockey team, …
- Chris Simon
Chris Simon (born January 30, 1972 in Wawa, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player. He plays left wing.
- Yvon Labre
Yvon Labre (born November 29, 1949 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. Labre was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but only played there a very short time (21 games) before being selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. Labre has the distinction of scoring the first-ever home goal for Washington, beating the Los Angeles Kings' Goaltender Rogatien Vachon.
- Jeff Halpern
Jeff Halpern (b. May 3 1976, Potomac, Maryland) is a National Hockey League player with the Dallas Stars.
- Keith Jones
Keith Jones (born November 8, 1968 in Brantford, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently a sportscaster.
- Kris Beech
Kris Beech (born February 5, 1981 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey center. Beech was drafted 7th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. At the time he was playing for the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL. Beech was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Summer of 2001 with Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk and future considerations for Jaromir Jagr and Frantisek Kucera.
- Jamie Hunt
Jamie Hunt (born on April 20, 1984 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a National Hockey League defenceman for the Washington Capitals.
- Joe Reekie
Joseph James Reekie (born February 22, 1965 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. A stay-at-home defenseman renowned for his defensive skills, Reekie was originally drafted in 1983 by the Hartford Whalers; however, he never signed with the team and re-entered the NHL draft two years later where he was drafted this time by the Buffalo Sabres. Reekie would play for the Sabres, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals, …
- Craig Laughlin
Craig Alan Laughlin (born May 4, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played right wing. Laughlin was drafted in 1977 by the Montreal Canadiens. He played for several years with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League, Montreal's minor league affiliate, before he made it onto the Canadiens' roster for part of the 1981-82 season.
- Jeff Schultz
Jeff Schultz (born February 25,1986 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman drafted by the Washington Capitals in the first round, 27th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Schultz spent four seasons (2002-03 to 2005-06) in the Western Hockey League with the Calgary Hitmen. He played seven games in the 2005-06 playoffs for the Capitals' top minor-league affiliate, the Hershey Bears; he has also been playing in the 2006-07 season for the Bears.
- Anson Carter
Anson Carter (born June 6, 1974 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. In the past, he has played for the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets. Carter is of Bajan descent and is nicknamed "Soul Brother".
- Robert Lang
Robert Lang is a professional ice hockey player (a centre) in the NHL, playing for the Chicago Blackhawks. He was born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1990. His best season to date was the 2000–2001 season, when he scored 80 points. Currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks, Lang played the 2002–2003 season and part of the 2003–2004 season for the Washington Capitals.
- Larry Murphy
Lawrence Thomas Murphy (born March 8, 1961 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played defence.
- Rico Fata
Rico Fata (Born - February 12, 1980 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Right Winger in the National Hockey League who has played for the Calgary Flames, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals.
- Adam Oates
Adam Oates (born August 27, 1962 in Weston, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player.
- Dale Hunter
Dale Robert Hunter (born July 31, 1960 in Petrolia, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player.