As we celebrate the Capitals’ 50th anniversary, let’s take a moment to admire existing tokens used to commemorate previous ‘milestones’ on the calendar.
Three decades ago, fans got nifty 20th anniversary pucks (which, more interestingly, were made in Czechoslovakia). Once in a while, these make their way to eBay, though the 25th anniversary pucks are a lot easier to find. There were also Capitals 20th and 25th anniversary patches. Other schwag is out there, like 20th anniversary fanny packs, lunch bags, and key chains. There is also a 15th anniversary key chain and lapel pin. I’m unsure if these were stadium giveaways, but I also found a 30th anniversary pin, and 35th anniversary patch.