Jim Hrycuik
Encyclopedia
James Peter Hrycuik is a former Canadian ice hockey
player. Although his National Hockey League
career only lasted a total of 21 games, all with the Washington Capitals
, he will always have a place in the Capitals' record books as being the one who scored the franchise's very first regular season goal on October 9, 1974 against the New York Rangers
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. Although his National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
career only lasted a total of 21 games, all with the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
, he will always have a place in the Capitals' record books as being the one who scored the franchise's very first regular season goal on October 9, 1974 against the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
.