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5 unusual facts about Capital Centre


1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers season

The game that kicked off the stretch, on February 9 at the Capital Centre, saw Tim Kerr score four goals but Brian Propp won it, 5-4, with two seconds remaining in regulation.

Buried Alive: Live in Maryland

It was recorded at the Capital Center Arena in Largo, Maryland on May 5, 1979 during the band's only concert tour.

Easter Epic

The Easter Epic is the nickname given to a National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoff game between the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, played April 18–19, 1987, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland.

Jeff Krulik

He is best known for his 1986 documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot, co-produced by John Heyn, a gently disturbing (but, for the most part, fun-loving) look into hard-rock fandom recorded at the Capital Centre parking lot in Landover, Maryland, before a Judas Priest concert.

Jocelyn Thibault

He has the distinction of being the winning goaltender of the last game at the Montreal Forum, Maple Leaf Gardens and the Capital Centre.


Landover, Maryland

The documentary short cult classic Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986) was filmed in Landover in the parking lot of the now-demolished Capital Centre prior to a Judas Priest and Dokken concert.

Touch of Grey

First performed as an encore on September 15, 1982 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, it was finally released on In the Dark in 1987.


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1974–75 Washington Capitals season

Pollin had built the Capital Centre in suburban Landover, Maryland, to house both the Bullets (who formerly played in Baltimore) and the Capitals.

Dave Boy Green

The final challenge for the WBC welterweight belt happened on 31 March 1980 against the holder Sugar Ray Leonard at the Capital Centre Landover, Maryland USA.

Tournament Capital Center

The Tournament Capital Centre is a facility next to Thompson Rivers University's campus.