“They come down from the lake country of Canada, these tough young men with dentures and the quick eye for the girls. Most could skate as early as they walked, and their first flirtation with hockey was whacking a horse apple down a snow-covered street, the way an American kid would kick a can.”

That is how the Washington Post described hockey to their readers 40 years ago. (The Caps first season)

More from Sarah Larimer of DC Sports Bog at the Washington Post.