Breaking down the upcoming 50th anniversary Capitals alumni weekend

The Washington Capitals are celebrating 50 years of Caps hockey jam packed with festivities for ALL CAPS fans. Starting on Thursday Oct. 10 is the Caps 50 Fest presented by TikTok. The next day is the alumni game at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. On Oct. 12 is finally the season and home opener.

The list of alumni attending this weekend include Greg Adams, Karl Alzner, John Barrett, Peter Bondra, Bruce Boudreau, Rollie Boutin, Troy Brouwer, Matt Bradley, Tony Cassolato, Guy Charron, Chris Clark, John Druce, John Erskine, Eric Fehr, Tomas Fleishchmann, Lou Franceschetti.

Yvon Lbre, Ron Lalonde, Rod Langway, Craig Laughlin, Mark Lofthouse, Paul MacKinnon, Dennis Maruk, Alan May, Paul Mulvey, Andrei Nikolishin, Steven Olesky, Brooks Orpik, Dave Parro, Matt Pettinger, Tom Poti, Errol Rausse, Ken Sabourin.

Other atendees include Bob Gould, Gary Green, Mike Green, Rick Green, Alan Hangsleben, Archie Henderson, Matt Herr, Braden Holtby, Doug Jarvis, Al Jensen, Calle Johansson, Brent Johnson, Kevin Kaminski, Dmitri Khristich, Ken Klee, Mike Knuble, Olaf Kolzig, Nick Kypreos, Jeff Shultz, Gordie Smith.

Greg Smith, Devante Smith-Pelly, Dave Steckel, Blair Stewart, Brian Sutherby, Greg Theberge, John Thomson, Chris Valtentine, Aaron Volpatti, Ryan Walter, Ron Weber, Brian Willsie, Bernie Wolfe, Richard Zednik, Dainius Zubrus.

There is currently a virtual auction for the alumni community fund featuring exclusive memorablilia, unique experiences, and one of a kind items donated by Caps alumni. It closes on Saturday Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m.

The Caps 50 Fest presented by TikTok is a 50th anniversary celebration coming up Thursday night from Capital One Arena featuring Third Eye Blind as the headlining act. The concert will mark the official kickoff of the Caps 50th anniversay and promises to bring together the entire Caps 2024-25 roster, over 60 Caps alumni, and fans for an incredible night celebrating five decades of Capitals hockey along with the organization's future.

On Friday Oct. 11 is the Capitals alumni game which will feaure a showdown at MedStar Capitals Iceplex that's free and open to the public at 2 p.m. and if you're unable to make it Monumental Sports Network will provide exclusive coverage with interviews and ice level access from 2-3:30 p.m.

Finally on Oct. 12 is the home opener which will feature the Rock the Red carpet ahead of the 7 p.m. puck drop from Capital One Arena. It should be a lit weekend ahead for fans young and old alike.