1974-75 Pocket Schedule, Media Guide 9 months before Game 1: GM Milt Schmidt, owner Abe Pollin Caps ad inside a 1974 Redskins game program GREG JOLY: GM, Owner show off 1st round draft pick (5/28/74) Hockey News Preview Article 10/9/94 NYR 6 WAS 3: Ron Low in net on opening night;           #25 Jim Hrychuk scored first goal in team history 10/15/74:  Fan handout at first home game (Caps 1 LA 1) 11/12/74  CAPS 2 ATL 2:  Michel Belhumeur made 23 saves 11/12/74: 7,823 saw 
Tom Williams, Jack Egers score for D.C. Teams unfairly hoarded players from the expansion Caps Caps allowed 446 goals, still an NHL record 40 years later This happened a lot to the Caps in Montreal TICKETS: 1st home exhibition, 1st (and only) road win TICKETS: 1st victory (Caps 4 Chi 3), 1st shutout (Caps 3 KC 0) DOUG MOHNS: First captain, with Ron Jones, Yvon Labre DOUG MOHNS: His 22nd and final NHL season DOUG MOHNS: Like all Caps sweaters, his #2 was nameless ACE BAILEY TOMMY WILLIAMS: Led team in goals and practical jokes Ron Low backstopped all 8 Caps victories Michel Belhumeur, in one game, stopped two penalty shots John Adams; the goalie, not the founding father Bill Mikkelson hops to it as Ron Low looks on RON LALONDE, DENIS DUPERE NELSON PYATT, MIKE MARSON Hip checker Gordie Smith; heart-and-soul leader Yvon Labre MIKE BLOOM, STAN GILBERTSON BRUCE COWICK, JACK EGERS Doug Mohns with Canucks to the right, left, behind & below GREG JOLY: Born 7 months after Mohn's first NHL game PETE LAFRAMBOISE, MIKE MARSON (in the white pants!) JACK LYNCH: Wearing lacrosse mask to protect a tender jaw Bill Mikkelson takes hold, Mike Bloom prepares sneak attack 1974-75 COACHES: Jimmy Anderson was the first 1974-75 COACHES: Chief Scout Red Sullivan was the second 1974-75 COACHES: GM Milt Schmidt was the third 1974-75 Team Photo