The Capitals regular season starts tonight against the Boston Bruins, and that means one last adventure around the District for the Stanley Cup.
The first stop was Georgetown University, where NBA Hall-of-Famer and Georgetown basketball head coach Patrick Ewing got the first photos with the Cup.
.@CoachEwing33!!#ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight @keeperofthecup pic.twitter.com/9WEUV8W96l
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
Extremely good boy Jack the Bulldog also got an opportunity to pose with the trophy.
.@GeorgetownJack!! 🐶🏆#ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/flSvcugD1M
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
The next stop was the Lincoln Memorial, and Honest Abe looks pretty great with the Cup.
Honest Abe and the @StanleyCup! #ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/fN8gSZz13A
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
The next landmark the trophy made it to was the U Street institution Ben’s Chili Bowl.
A true DC Landmark – @benschilibowl! #ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/tgTUGa5AZ8
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
This isn’t the first time the Cup has made an appearance with hot dogs if we all remember this gem from Phil Kessel.
It's August 14th and two-time Stanley Cup Champion Phil Kessel is eating hot dogs out of the Stanley Cup. pic.twitter.com/39FAF1MPjH
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) August 14, 2017
The Cup returned to the National Mall, where the crew rolled in style and snapped photos with the Washington Monument and the Capitol.
Rollin’ around DC in Style! #ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/bwJkIglIyI
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
Gorgeous. #ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/vrjOpJiKzK
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
Our City.#ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/PbfXY0ePeL
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
The final stop was the National Portrait Gallery steps, where fans flooded to watch the final game.
FINAL STOP!
You knew we to bring it to the steps.#ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/7TBdQZQC6n
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
Friendly reminder of what the steps looked like on June 7, the year of our lord 2018.
Portrait gallery steps are overflowing pic.twitter.com/EDgoiWbFWo
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) June 7, 2018
In addition to all those stops, fans received free tickets to the home opener along the way.
Jesse and Champ, our next ticket winners!!
Off to the next spot…#ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/jUdPkGV4CK
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
Winner Paul! He’s going to #CapsBannerNight!
On to the next location… #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/zXD8fzzCfS
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
Laura just won tickets!!
Moving to our next (and last) stop…#ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/iV87NZRhd1
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
Anahi and Amanda are our final ticket winners!! See you all tonight! #ALLCAPS #CapsBannerNight pic.twitter.com/GDiB25EBZO
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 3, 2018
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