MSE Foundation announces Casino Night fundraiser will no longer sell individual tickets

The annual Capitals Casino night will no longer be open to individual attendees as it shifts to a “corporate sponsorship structure,” according to an email Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation is sending to attendees of previous Casino Nights in an email today.

MSE Foundation is the charitable arm of the organization that owns the Capitals. Its popular Casino Night had been a highlight of the social calendar for many fans because it offered a unique opportunity to rub shoulders with players, coaches, and other team personnel.

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Caps at Devils pregame: The new, New Jersey

The Washington Capitals travel to the Prudential Center to meet with the now Taylor Hall-less New Jersey Devils for the first time since the big trade. These new Devils are even worse than before, so a win should be required from our favorite road boys.

Puck drop is at 7PM and ya boy right here will be back with da recap.

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Alex Ovechkin tried to diet once, but ‘I didn’t lose weight’

During the Washington Capitals’ west coast swing, Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson did an interview with Linda Cohn for a feature on ESPN+. During the interview, we learned that Ovechkin would instantly retire if he broke Wayne Gretkzy’s goal record. “Yeah, right away. See ya!” Ovechkin said as he saluted the camera.

ESPN recently made more of the ridiculous interview available on YouTube. There we learned of Alex Ovechkin’s frustration with diets.

During the 2018 postseason, Ovechkin’s legendary and “borderline inspiring” appetite was made public by Brooks Orpik in a Players’ Tribute article. Orpik explained that The Great 8 had chicken parm from Mamma Lucia before every game. It’s “the kind of thing you want to take a five-hour nap after eating,” he said.

Ovechkin talked more about his eating habits with Cohn.

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A very good photo of Captain’s first Christmas ornament

The Washington Capitals’ adopted puppy (who is now a big chunker), Captain, is really in the Christmas spirit.

Thursday, the pupper revealed through his social media accounts that he made his very first Christmas tree ornament.

And you’re going to howl in delight when you see the photo.

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Springfield to rename team ‘Ice-O-Topes’ for one week in honor of ‘The Simpsons’ 30th anniversary

The AHL Springfield Thunderbirds will become the Springfield Ice-O-Topes for one game in February.

Springfield is honoring the 30th anniversary of The Simpsons, one of the most popular shows in television history.

The team announced the news in a tweet on December 17, the same date as the The Simpsons’ first episode, “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire”, aired in 1989.

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Braden Holtby shares his Top 10 favorite songs on Spotify

Beardy guitarist (and Stanley Cup-winning goaltender) Braden Holtby shared his Top 10 favorite songs on Spotify earlier this week.

The playlist includes one of the most influential figures in jazz history (Louie Armstrong), a couple of guitar rock legends (Jack White and Gary Clark Jr.), and some folksy newcomers (pretty much everyone else).

Holtby explained his choices in a feature in the Capitals’ new yearbook, W Magazine. I also reached out to two professional rock stars and Capitals fans, Camden Welle’s Andy Tongren (lead singer/guitarist/handsome guy/producer) and Steve Patrick (drummer), to evaluate the goaltender’s picks.

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Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom will play their 900th career game together Friday against the Devils

Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom are one of the best tandems in the NHL. And Friday against the New Jersey Devils, the longtime teammates will play their 900th career game together.

“I actually had no idea 900 was coming up. It’s pretty… it’s a long time,” a smiling Nicklas Backstrom said Thursday after Capitals practice.

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Tyler Lewington really wants a hockey stick from Alex Ovechkin but is ‘too scared’ to ask

Alex Ovechkin is one of the greatest hockey players of all-time. For many teammates, playing with Ovi will go down as one of the biggest highlights of their career. So naturally, some of those players want a stick or an autograph to remember the experience by.

On December 9 during an appearance on the Old Barn Hockey Show, Hershey Bears defenseman Tyler Lewington was asked if he’d like a stick from Ovechkin.

Despite being a fearless enforcer who has punched many a man in the face, Lewington revealed he is too intimidated to approach The Great 8.

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A baby hugged Jakub Vrana’s face during the Capitals annual hospital visit

The Washington Capitals made their annual visit to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital on Wednesday afternoon.

The players, wearing Santa, reindeer, and elf hats, spread cheer and interacted with sick children.

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Report: Brian MacLellan promised Chandler Stephenson he’d land in a ‘good situation’ when it became clear he had to be moved

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman is reporting that Capitals GM Brian MacLellan told Chandler Stephenson that he would do his best to put the bottom-six forward in a favorable situation when it was clear the Caps no longer had room on the roster for him. The Capitals ultimately traded Stephenson to the Vegas Golden Knights for a fifth-round pick, reuniting the Canadian forward with the man who originally drafted him, the Golden Knights’ President of Hockey Operations.

Friedman revealed the nugget in his 31 Thoughts column.

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