 In 2015, two former Capital players, Sergei Fedorov, and Phil Housley, were the latest Capitals players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, with five out of the eight (Gartner, Oates, Stevens, Langway, and Murphy) having played at least five seasons with the club.In addition to players, members of the local sports media that cover the Capitals, and the NHL, were honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame.In 2007, Dave Fay, a sports journalist for the "Washington Times" was a recipient of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award.