Monumental Sports Network cleaned up at the 68th Capital Emmy Awards on Friday night in Bethesda, taking home honors for Overall Excellence and Sport Excellence. But most important to Washington Capitals fans, Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin, the team’s longtime broadcasting duo of nearly 30 years, took home individual awards.
Beninati once again won in the Sports Play-by-Play category while Laughlin earned the Sports Analyst Emmy, beating out Brian Mitchell, Drew Gooden, Fred Smoot, and Santana Moss.
Laughlin was particularly moved by the honor, as it was his first in the category during his decades-long television career.
During his acceptance speech, Laughlin said he was “in disbelief that after all these years I get one of these, but better late than never. I’m happy as can be.”
He added on his Instagram Story, “So this happened tonight, I won my first ever solo @capitalemmys for Outstanding Sports Analyst. Special thanks to everyone behind the scenes at @monsportsnet who made this possible!! Beyond grateful.”
Alexa Landestoy, the host of the Capitals’ pre- and postgame show along with analyst Alan May, also took home the Emmy for Best Sports Program Host.
Monumental’s Rachel Nichols and Chris Cillizza won Emmys as well, along with their production teams, for Best Interview/Discussion. Nichols’ episode focused on “The GR8 Chase.”
During the ceremony, Monumental earned a record-setting 14 Capital Emmy Awards and took home multiple sports-content awards, including Sports Story – Short Form Content for “A Visual Journey to 895,” the Alex Ovechkin-focused production surrounding his NHL goals record chase.
Congratulations to all the winners. You can see the entire list here.
