Capitals might have taste for Hershey.(SPORTS)

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Byline: Dave Fay, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Capitals are considering moving their farm team to Hershey, Pa., a city that has been home to a minor league team since before World War II. The Caps would not confirm the move was being considered, but general manager George McPhee acknowledged there have been a lot of rumors in hockey circles.

"We are still under contract to Portland [Maine] for another year," McPhee said. "There is lots of speculation, a lot of things going on but we are still under contract." The speculation concerns the Caps shifting their American Hockey League farm team from Portland, where it has been since 1993, to Hershey for the 2005-06 season. To accomplish that without having what might be an expensive financial...