TXHT and X75 Productions is excited to announce it’s first ever docu-series, “So Close: The Story of the 1997-98 Washington Capitals”.
“So Close: The Story of the Washington Capitals” is a 14 chapter docu-series that chronicles the Washington Capitals from April 1997 through June 1998. It will cover everything from the firings of general manager David Poile and coach Jim Schoenfeld to the hirings of general manger George McPhee and coach Ron Wilson. Plus, we look at the extensive contract negotiations of key players, incidents that took place during the season, honors and milestones that were achieved, and the thrilling run to the 1998 Stanley Cup Final. This is a very thorough look at the 1997-98 Washington Capitals
“So Close” is an extensive labor of love project that began development in 2012. In the beginning the vision for “So Close” was to be a 12 episode documentary series for television, but after changes to Monumental Sports, talks ceased and the project was shelved for over a decade.
Then in 2023, we dusted the project off, and began recollecting all of our research for the project. TXHT is very grateful for the Montgomery County Public Library and for all of their resources to help us in our research. The MCPL’s resources allowed us to look up Washington Post articles from both 1997 and 1998, and is the main source for a lot of the content that you’ll see in the docu-series.
Due to TXHT’s inability to conduct interviews with the players, coaches, and management, all of the quotes that you will see are directly from the research that was conducted. At the end of every chapter will be a Resources section with all articles cited that the quotes were pulled from.
TXHT is also thankful to both Sports Illustrated and The Hockey News for having archives that we could use for additional research.
“So Close: The Story of the 1997-98 Washington Capitals” debuts on Monday, October 7th, with new chapters being released every other week.
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