The Capitals have lit up the entire Washington metropolitan area red with their Stanley Cup win and the affect has reached both former and current DC athletes around the country and world. Here are just some examples of said Caps fever.
Capitals
THEY. DID. IT!!! 🏆
— Brooks Laich (@brookslaich) June 8, 2018
Congrats to the caps, amazing. Couldn’t be happier for the boys. Mix in a water the next couple days. You deserve it
— Michael Latta (@Latta17) June 8, 2018
Hey DC!!!
We won the CUP!!— john erskine (@johnerskine04) June 8, 2018
Congratulations 🍾 Washington DC! The scene on F street after the Caps won their first ever Stanley Cup last night was something I’ll never forget. DC is once again a city of champions and they deserve it! #thickandthin #CapsWin #StanleyCup2018 #DCSports pic.twitter.com/im4BCSlZdT
— Brent Johnson (@JohnnyGoalie12) June 8, 2018
YEESSSSSSSS! WE DID IT, WOOOOOO. YOU DESERVE THIS DC! #StanleyCupchampions!
— OlieKolzig (@OlieKolzig37) June 8, 2018
Congrats to the players, coaches, trainers, owners, and the best fans in the @NHL. WE ARE CHAMPIONS!!! pic.twitter.com/0vzLRfBF9O
— Peter Bondra (@PeterBondra12) June 8, 2018
#BecauseItsTheCup #Capitals hoisting #StanleyCup with my kids @_kayleemay_ @BrendanMay23 what a night!! pic.twitter.com/2H0zVhMvj4
— Alan May (@MayHockeyNBCS) June 8, 2018
Congrats to the @Capitals on winning the #STANLEYCUPFINALS2018 #Congratulations @TedLeonsis . Well deserved pic.twitter.com/hmHNKBJI96
— Brendan Witt (@Whitemooseranch) June 8, 2018
Nationals
DC!!! Stanley Cup Champs! Fun watching these guys compete. A lot of respect for the guys on the ice! #StanleyCupFinals #ALLCAPS
— Trea Turner (@treavturner) June 8, 2018
Congrats not only to the @Capitals and the players, but to the whole City of DC. What a year, what a series, and so well deserved! The Cup is coming to town! @Holts170 you are an absolute stud!🔥 #DMV
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) June 8, 2018
but seriously the @Capitals just showed us how it’s done. they’ve had to hear a lot of the same questions we get when it comes to the postseason and they just answered all of them. it’s our turn. #OnePursuit
— Obi-Sean Kenobi (@whatwouldDOOdo) June 8, 2018
The Cup is coming to DC!!!! Let’s go CAPS!!!!!! #ALLCAPS
— Sammy Solis (@Sammy22Solis) June 8, 2018
NOW WE GO #DC #ALLCAPS #OnePursuit
— F.P. Santangelo (@FightinHydrant) June 8, 2018
Thank God I don't have pitch today because last night was nuts… 😳🍾🥂#ALLCAPS #ALLCHAMPS
— Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) June 8, 2018
Wizards and Georgetown
Otto Porter is #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/kE9RQTA8jo
— #ALLCAPS Roommates (@HoopDistrictDC) June 9, 2018
Congrats @Capitals Stanley Cup Champs‼️ #DCFAMILY #ALLCAPS https://t.co/aMHWbbRXGY
— John Wall (@JohnWall) June 8, 2018
Jeff Green with the Air Jordan III and the Ovechkin jersey. Came thru drippin. @unclejeffgreen pic.twitter.com/xKuRHaYlf1
— SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) June 8, 2018
LET'S GO CAPS!!!! #ALLCAPS #STANLEYCUPCHAMPIONS
— Jason Smith (@JasonSmith014) June 8, 2018
Congratulations to @Capitals for winning the #StanleyCup 🏆!! Proud of my countrymen @JVranaa and Michal Kempný!
— Tomas Satoransky (@satoransky) June 8, 2018
Congrats @Capitals!!! #Dcfamily #Foe
— Keef Morris (@Keefmorris) June 8, 2018
Congrats to Caps. The Champs !!
June 7th a great day for our city (1978 & 2018) pic.twitter.com/KxVqek4Whw— Phil Chenier (@PChenier45) June 8, 2018
Congrats @Capitals #StanleyCupFinals #Champions#DC
— Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) June 8, 2018
Congrats @capitals!!!! Well deserved @ovi8 !!!🥅🏒🏆
— Marcin Gortat🇵🇱 (@MGortat) June 8, 2018
Redskins
So AGAIN I say who’s going to the Caps parade!??? 😆 Darn one heck of a Job! Capitals 💯NHL🏆
— *Joshua R. Norman (@J_No24) June 8, 2018
CHAMPS BABY🤷🏾♂️❤️ #GOCAPS pic.twitter.com/7scCeQnlDV
— 2️⃣9️⃣ (@DhaSickest) June 8, 2018
GO CAPS
— Shay Fields (@trimshay) June 8, 2018
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT!!! pic.twitter.com/6Ve3uSLLWC
— Nick Sundberg (@NickSundberg) June 8, 2018
CHAMPS BABY!!!! #ALLCAPS #OURYEAR LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
— Ryan Kerrigan (@RyanKerrigan91) June 8, 2018
What time is it? It Rock The Red time. Go CAPS Go 🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒👍👍 Lord Stanley wants the Caps to have his cup
— Joe Theismann (@Theismann7) June 7, 2018
Congrats Champ….you deserve it @ovi8 pic.twitter.com/Hfa0wVgKzG
— Mason_Foster (@Mason_Foster) June 8, 2018
— Zach Brown (@ZachBrown_55) June 8, 2018
— Chris Thompson (@ChrisThompson_4) June 8, 2018
CAPS!!!!
— Ryan Anderson (@_ryananderson22) June 8, 2018
Congratulations to the CAPS, The 2018 Stanley Cup Champions!!!! #champions #CAPS #STANLEYCUP
— Brian Mitchell (@BMitchliveNBCS) June 8, 2018
— Jeremy Sprinkle (@sprinkle_memane) June 8, 2018
#CONGRATS #ALLCAPS https://t.co/V79LdzN4r8
— DJ Swearinger (@JungleBoi_Swagg) June 8, 2018
DC United
Congrats @Capitals & all Cap’s fans! What a time! 👊🏼
— Paul Arriola (@PaulArriola) June 8, 2018
Upset that I was on a flight to Seattle when the caps won, but still happy as hell that they pulled it off!! Congrats @Capitals !!
— Jalen Robinson (@JayyBird15) June 8, 2018
DC DC DC DC DC!!! #RockTheRed #ALLCAPS
— Travis Worra (@TravWorra1) June 8, 2018
LETS GOOOOO @Capitals #ALLCaps #RockTheRed
— Eryk Williamson (@erykw19) June 8, 2018
Stort jävla grattis @andreburakovsky and all the others @Capitals players!!🙌🙌🙌 #StanleyCupFinal https://t.co/GBXspGubbk
— Markus Halsti (@Halstinho) June 8, 2018
Congrats to DC & the Caps. Hockey is such an emotional game. Congrats to Ovechkin. One of my favorite athletes to watch compete.
— Bobby Boswell (@bobbyboswell) June 8, 2018
@Capitals win it! @NHL glad they could win it all and bring a championship back to #thedmv @dcunited have many titles! #hardworkpaysoff pic.twitter.com/PdeZU1L8Cf
— John Harkes (@johnharkes6) June 8, 2018
How can you not love Ovechkin? Congrats to all my friends down in DC who have been waiting a long time for this.
Side note: The handshake and trophy ceremony in hockey has to be the best in all of sports.
— Alecko Eskandarian (@alecko11) June 8, 2018
Kastles
OH MY GOD!!!!!!! CAPS I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!! #ALLCAPS #DMV #RockTheRed STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!
— deniskudla (@deniskudla) June 8, 2018
Believe it or not, this is just a sample of the support. Post any other examples you’ve found in the comments.
