Capital One Arena

Capital One Arena’s brand new jumbotron to make debut during Caps preseason opener

During the offseason, a second round of renovations was started at Capital One Arena. The main focus of these “Phase II” upgrades were enhancements to the video displays in and around the arena, as well as further concession upgrades and a facelift for the 200 level.

While many of the upgrades, such as the full scope of the LED “sky ring” boards, aren’t quite ready to go just yet, fans attending tonight’s first preseason game against Chicago will get a first look at the brand spanking new jumbotron.

Take a gander at this absolute unit.

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By Rachel Cohen 2 days ago

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Capital One Arena is banning backpacks at Capitals games this season

A year after Capital One Arena changed their bag policy, a new update has been made prior to the start of the 2019-20 season.

In place for all games involving the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, and Georgetown Bulldogs, all backpacks will be prohibited at entry into the venue. Capital One Arena is following Nationals Park, which banned backpacks at the start of the 2019 season, and Audi Field, which has had a no-backpack policy since it opened.

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By Cara Bahniuk 5 days ago

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Construction begins on Capital One Arena’s impressive new jumbotron

It’s officially the end of an era.

Construction crews have taken down the old Capital One Arena jumbotron and are replacing it with a new scoreboard as part of the second phase of renovations to the Washington DC venue.

The new jumbotron, according to Monumental Sports and Entertainment, will be one of North America’s largest continuous 360-degree center-hung scoreboards. And the model photos are beyond impressive.

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By Ian Oland 4 weeks ago

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Capitals spell out ‘Unleash The Fury’ with rally towels for Game Seven

On Wednesday night, the Capitals will be hosting the Carolina Hurricanes to play Game Seven in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Rally towels were placed around Capital One Arena to spell out the team’s own rally cry, “Unleash the Fury”.

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By Elyse Bailey 5 months ago

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Bad omen? Dead rat falls out of Capital One Arena ceiling during Hurricanes pregame soccer match.

As the Carolina Hurricanes warmed up for Game Two against the Washington Capitals this afternoon, a potentially bad omen fell upon them. Literally.

A dead rat.

Warning: this is very very gross and I will not blame you if you X out your screen and go hide under your bed.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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Here’s Ted Leonsis driving a zamboni

Washington Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis ambled on top one of the Capital One Arena’s Olympia ice resurfacers, Friday, for a good promotional cause.

The Capitals are teaming with Giant to allow, you, fellow Caps fan, to take a ride around the ice during intermission. You can now reserve your seat for the 2019-20 season.

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By Ian Oland 6 months ago

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Capital One Arena is a playable location in video-game ‘The Division 2’

Last week, video game publisher Ubisoft released Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter set in Washington, DC. The game features a lot of DC-ish landmarks, which is my way of saying there’s a bunch of oblique references to the Caps, and Capital One Arena is a major setting.

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By Peter Hassett 6 months ago

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Capital One Arena will host the 2019 Chel Classic Tournament Tuesday

Tuesday at Capital One Arena, the Washington Capitals will be hosting the 2019 Chel Classic, a 3v3 EA NHL19 showcase against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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By Elyse Bailey 6 months ago

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New Apple ad outside Capital One Arena features photo of Alex Ovechkin taken by Nicklas Backstrom

There’s a new photo hanging on the side of Capital One Arena and the photographer is none other than Nicklas Backstrom.

Unveiled on Thursday, the billboard-sized photograph is an ad for Apple’s iPhone XS phone and is a twist on Apple’s “Shot with iPhone” campaign. Instead of crowd-sourcing ads from social media, Apple has enlisted NHL players to share their candid photos, taken with the iPhone XS.

The photo that Backstrom took is of Alex Ovechkin’s back, during what looks like warmups at Carolina’s PNC Arena.

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By Elizabeth Kong 7 months ago

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Capital One Arena to undergo second phase of renovations in summer 2019, includes new scoreboard and LED lighting

In early February 2018, $40 million of improvements were announced for Capital One Arena. This past summer, after the Capitals claimed their first ever Stanley Cup Championship, those renovations were completed. As part of the renovations, fans saw the completion of new seating, a revamped team store, and the 100 and 400 levels of the arena were given a facelift.

Thursday morning Monumental Sports and Entertainment announced that an additional $15 million in improvements will be made to the arena in the summer of 2019, following the completion of the Capitals’ and Wizards’ seasons.

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By Rachel Cohen 7 months ago

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