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Summary of the Washington Capitals 1993-94 Season: Coaching Change And Beating The Penguins In The Postseason
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With the Washington Capitals celebrating their 50th anniversary, NoVa Caps is summarizing each of the previous 49 seasons of the team, from earliest to most recent. The series continues with the 1993-1994 season, their 20th season.
SUMMARY
The 1993-1994 season saw the Capitals finish with a 39-35-10 record for 88 points, which ranked third in the Atlantic Division. They ranked 15th out of 26 for goals scored and 12th out of 26 for goals given up. [The NHL added two more expansion teams: the Florida Panthers, based in Miami, and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.]
With team captain Dale Hunter suspended for the first 21 games, the Capitals seemed rudderless as they lost their first six games. Fortunately, they won nine of their next ten games but then lost their next four. Injuries did not help as they lost several key players during late November and December.
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The Capitals could not gain any consistency and found themselves 20-23-4 on January 27. Thus, they fired Head Coach, Terry Murray, and replaced him with Jim Schoenfeld.
They rebounded, winning seven of their next eight. During that time, Peter Bondra scored five goals in a single game in a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Their record under Schoenfeld that season was 19-11-6 as they qualified for the playoffs.
The Capitals once again faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs. Good things sometimes happen when you least expect it. Few expected the Caps to break their string of playoff losses to the Pens in 1993-94, since Pittsburgh entered as the No. 2 seed and Washington slipped in as the No. 7. But the Capitals won the series in six games, winning the finale 6-3 at home. Sadly, the joy was temporary, as the Caps then fell to the top-seeded Rangers in five games.
Notable Draft Picks
- Brendan Witt (D) – (1st round – pick #11)
- Jason Allison (C) – (1st round – pick #17)
- Patrick Boileau (C) – (3rd round – pick #69)
- Andrew Brunette (LW) — (7th round – pick #174)
General Manager: David Poile
Head Coach:
- Terry Murray — through January 27, 1994
- Jim Schoenfeld — since January 27, 1994
Captain: Kevin Hatcher
Leaders
Goals: Dmitri Khristich (29), Mike Ridley (26)
Assists: Mike Ridley (44), Michael Pivonka (36)
Points: Mike Ridley (70), Dmitri Khristich (58)
Penalty Minutes: Craig Berube (305), Enrico Ciccone (174)
Major Trades
- June 15, 1993
- Capitals acquire: Kevin Kaminski
- Quebec Nordiques acquire: Mark Matier
- June 20, 1993
- Capitals acquire: Future Considerations (Enrico Ciccone)
- Dallas Stars acquire: Paul Cavallini
- June 26, 1993 (2 Trades)
- Capitals acquire: 1993 7th round pick (Andrew Brunette), Craig Berube
- Calgary Flames acquire: Brad Schlegel, 1993 5th round pick
- March 21, 1994
- Capitals acquire: Jim Johnson
- Dallas Stars acquire: Alan May, 1995 7th round draft pick
- March 21, 1994
- Capitals acquire: Joe Reekie
- Tampa Bay Lightning acquire: Enrico Ciccone, 1994 3rd round pick, 1995 conditional 5th round pick
- March 21, 1994
- Capitals acquire: Joe Juneau
- Boston Bruins acquire: Al Iafrate
Previous Summaries
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1975-76 Season
1976-77 Season
1977-78 Season
1978-79 Season
1979-80 Season
1980-81 Season
1981-82 Season
1982-83 Season
1983-84 Season
1984-85 Season
1985-86 Season
1986-87 Season
1987-88 Season
1988-89 Season
1989-90 Season
1990-91 Season
1991-92 Season
1992-93 Season
By Ethan Berman
WASHINGTON TWP., N.J. — Officers in Washington Township, said they finished a DoorDash food delivery after arresting the driver who had warrants out for his arrest.
Body camera video shows officers stepping in to deliver the food themselves, a move the department in southern New Jersey later shared on its Facebook page.
“I thought something happened. Oh my God, I got so scared,” said the customer when she answered the door.
The DoorDash customer, seen on police body cam video, was instantly relieved and appreciative upon learning why officers were at her door.
“Arrested your driver, but, yeah, we delivered your food,” one of the officers said.
It turns out a Washington Township police officer stopped the DoorDash driver during routine patrols in front of a high school over the weekend.
“He made a stop on it for a violation,” said Washington Township Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik.
But then, Chief Gurcsik said the officer learned the driver had warrants out for his arrest in another county.
“He made the officers aware that he had two DoorDash meals in the car that he was in the middle of delivering,” Gurcsik said.
The officers went from cuffing the driver to ringing a doorbell to finish his delivery.
“I never heard of anything like that in the South Jersey area. It’s sort of a first for us here in Washington Township, definitely,” Gurcsik said.
Police finish DoorDash delivery after arresting driver in New Jersey
It’s happened in other places, too, including in New Mexico last summer, when a motorcycle cop delivered someone’s Chick-fil-A order after arresting the driver.
“Hello, sir, got your DoorDash. Oh, thank you,” the officer said. “He’s a good kid, give him five stars. He just didn’t take care of a simple insurance ticket.”
And officers over in Arizona made a similar arrest during a traffic stop and were seen on body camera finishing the delivery.
“Your GrubHub, still delivered your pizza,” the officer said.
“We definitely serve the community in more ways than one,” Gurcsik said.
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SEATTLE — A bill aimed at tightening Washington’s laws on child sex abuse material is headed to Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk after clearing the Legislature unanimously.
King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion said 2ESSB 5105 passed the House unanimously Tuesday night after the Senate unanimously approved it on Jan. 28, 2026.
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Manion called the measure one of her public safety legislative priorities.
“People who peddle in the misery of sexually abused children must be held accountable,” Manion said. “I am grateful for the work of Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Laura Harmon – both in prosecuting these cases and advocating for these legal fixes – and Senators Tina Orwall and Manka Dhingra for championing this legislation.”
Manion’s office said the current state law has gaps that can prevent prosecutors from holding offenders accountable in some cases.
Under current law, prosecutors cannot charge defendants for creating images of child sex abuse unless the child victim was conscious or knew they were being recorded.
The office also said that possessing sexually explicit fabricated (AI) images of non-identifiable minors is not considered child sex abuse material under Washington law.
The bill would update RCW 9.68A.040 to remove the requirement that a child be aware of an abusive recording. It would also update the definition of child sex abuse material to include fabricated (AI) images of non-identifiable minors.
The legislation would also increase the statute of limitations to 10 years for depiction crimes. Manion’s office said the current statute of limitations is three years, and argued that because the images can remain online indefinitely, victims can be re-traumatized for decades.
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