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Two years ago today, the Washington Capitals held their Stanley Cup Championship Parade

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Two years ago today, nearly a million Capitals and DC Sports fans gathered along Constitution Avenue and on the National Mall to witness the Capitals’ Stanley Cup Championship Parade and Rally. It was sloppy.

The celebration was the epic conclusion to the Capitals’ magical run during the 2018 Playoffs from eliminating the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round and winning the Stanley Cup a month later to doing Cup Stands and swimming drunkenly in fountains.

You guys, things suck currently but we weren’t f$%*ing suck *that* year.

The team picture

In the morning, the Capitals arrived at Capital One Arena to take a team picture. Philip Pritchard brought out the Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy, and the Prince of Wales Trophy and put it on the ice in front of all the chairs. And then the giggling players made their way out.

After the team photo ended, the Capitals went back into the locker room where beers were drunk.

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The parade

The Capitals’ championship began around 11:00 AM at Constitution Avenue and 17th Street, NW, and ended on 7th Street and the National Mall for the rally.

The rally

Full Stanley Cup rally

Here are the highlights from the speeches and rally.

Full player introductions

TJ Oshie’s beer chug

TJ Oshie’s Back-To-Back chant

Nicklas Backstrom: Now we play hockey like we party

Evgeny Kuznetsov, LET’S F-CK THIS SH-T

Alex Ovechkin’s speech

Ovechkin concluded the speech with this quote.

“And one last thing. Before the year, I say ‘We’re not going to be f$%*ing suck this year.’ We’re the Stanley Cup champions. YEAHHHHHHHH. WOOOOOOOOOO! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! It’s yours boys and girls and babes, let’s go!”

And then Mumford and Sons’ “I Will Wait” blared over the loudspeaker. Yeah, that’s perfect.

RMNB coverage from the day

Screenshot courtesy of the @capitals

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