Photo: Washington Capitals
Kicking off a series of Global Heritage Nights at Verizon Center, Monday night was German Heritage Night, honoring Caps goalie Philipp Grubauer and the country of his birth.
The next Heritage Night will be held on March 28. To prepare for Swedish Heritage Night, on Tuesday Nick Backstrom visited the Swedish Embassy. He drank coffee and got presents and was generally adorable in a totally tre kronor way.
Backstrom spoke with the Swedish ambassador to the United States, Björn Lyrvall.
.@backstrom19 at the @SwedeninUSA talking with @bjornly about Swedish Heritage Night on March 28! #CapsSwedishNight pic.twitter.com/n3zofFFTRl
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 23, 2016
It is unknown at press time if IKEA’s bjorn toys are named after the Ambassador.
After hellos, Backstrom and the Ambassador were joined by Caps Senior Writer Mike Vogel for a fika. A fika is a traditional Swedish coffee break with pastries or sandwiches, a bit like afternoon tea, except blonder.
All of @SwedeninUSA lining up to welcome a favorite Swede @backstrom19 for a traditional fika. Go @washcaps! pic.twitter.com/6ZCIcrNaRj
— Björn Lyrvall (@bjornly) February 23, 2016
Lyrvall, Vogel, and Backstrom combine for 626 career NHL points. They have one All-Star Game appearance among them.
Photo: Swedish Embassy
Afterwards, Backstrom was given a adorable present, a shirt that reads “HUG A SWEDE.”
Great new t-shirt for @backstrom19 from @SwedeninUSA! Maybe he'll wear it on #CapsSwedishNight (3/28)… #HugASwede pic.twitter.com/NUtrFATdF0
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 23, 2016
Trust me, Sweden, I’m pretty sure every Caps fan wants to hug that Swede. Total cinnamon roll.
Swedish Heritage Night is March 28 vs. Columbus. Here’s hoping Nicky wears his sick new threads under his jersey.
