Tomorrow night on Dec. 14, the Washington Capitals will host the "Coming of Age" 50th Anniversary Era Night against the Buffalo Sabres. Alumni in attendance representing the era of 1982-1997 include Mike Gartner, Alan May, Craig Laughlin, Rod Langway, Ken Sabourin, and David Poile. To buy tickets click here.
Per the press release from the Caps, during five Era Nights throughout the season, the Capitals are celebrating the five eras of Capitals Hockey. Each night will feeature a ceremonial puck drop, a specality 50th anniversary giveaway, in game content and features, and an in game environment based on the era's colors and theme as well as additional nods to the specific period of Capitals hockey.
All fans in attendance will receive a Mike Gartner and Rod Langway duo bobblehead. To celebrate alumni and the specific era, the team is offering a pregame talk chalk with the alums prior to the game. Each ticket purchased through the special offer will receive an alumni poster featuring players from the "Coming of Age" era.
Additionally fans are encouraged to stop by sections 104/105 on the main concourse to take photos with life size bobbleheads of Gartner and Langway. If you cannot attend the game, Monumental Sports Network will offer a variety of programming related to the Capitals 50th anniversary including a one hour pregame show before this one as well as the three remaining as well as ancillary coverage centered around the five eras of Capitals hockey.
For the "Coming of Age" celebration, Monumental Sports Network will host theunveil of the final five players to be added to the Capitals 50th Anniversary Team presented by TikTok at 6:30 p.m. during Capitals Pregame Live. Monumental will also release a special video focused on one of the most pivotal trades in franchise history which was the acquistion of Rod Langway, Craig Laughlin, Doug Jarvis, and Brian Engblom from the Montreal Canadiens.
The Caps held Pioneers Night on Nov. 8. The next one will be Feb. 1 against the Winnipeg Jets where they'll celebrate "The Dot Com Caps" from 1997-2005 with a Peter Bondra and Olie Kolzig Duo Bobblehead. On March 7 against the Detroit Red Wings they'll celebrate the "Rock the Red" era from 2005-2014 with an Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom duo bobblehead. April 4 against the Chicago Blackhawks is ALL CAPS and the Stanley Cup era from 2014-present which includes a 50th Anniversary Photo Book.