Capital One Arena

You could have a cardboard cutout of yourself at Capitals games

Monumental Sports & Entertainment is giving sports fans a chance to be at Capitals and Wizards games physically without the danger of literally being there during the coronavirus pandemic.

On Tuesday, Monumental announced that fans can buy cardboard cutouts of themselves which will be placed at Capital One Arena during games.

The price is $75 ($60 for Capital One cardholders) and a “portion of the proceeds will benefit MSE Foundation.” The cutouts can be purchased here.

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By Ian Oland 4 weeks ago

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Capitals tell season ticket holders they’re ‘hopeful for the potential to host fans’ at some point during the 2020-21 season

The Washington Capitals messaged their season-ticket holder base on Tuesday morning. The Capitals addressed the uncertainty of the 2020-21 season which is expected to begin on January 13 and feature a 56-game schedule.

According to the team, fans will not be allowed into the building at the beginning of the season due to the worsening coronavirus pandemic, but the team holds out hope they will be able to open up Capital One Arena at some point later in the year.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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On this date in history, the Capitals played their inaugural game in Washington DC at MCI Center. They beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime.

Twenty-three years ago to the day, the Washington Capitals officially left USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland, and played their first game at the MCI Center in Washington DC. Vice-president Al Gore and his wife Tipper were among the 19,740 in attendance.

The Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 on December 5, 1997, after bottom-six forward Jeff Toms scored unassisted in overtime. The game marked Toms’ sixth with the Caps since being claimed that November from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

“We got a bounce at the blueline and then I used my speed to beat Laus,” Toms said to a much-younger Mike Vogel after the game. “Being picked up by Washington is the best thing that’s ever happened in my career.”

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Washington Wizards announce first sporting event at Capital One Arena since pandemic began in March

The coronavirus pandemic put America in quarantine and upended the sports world in mid-March. The NBA suspended its season on March 11 and the NHL followed suit a day later.

But now, for the first time in 282 days, a sporting event is returning to Capital One Arena. On Friday, the Washington Wizards announced it would be playing a preseason game with no fans against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, December 17. The two teams will match up again two days later before the regular season starts.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Washington DC residents who cast ballot at Capital One Arena will get ‘I voted’ Capitals stickers

In September, Ted Leonsis’s Monumental Sports and Entertainment announced that Capital One Arena would be a polling place for the November election. The move was one of several Leonsis and his sports teams made after being inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality and systemic racism over the summer.

“We as an organization understand that systemic racism is a problem that is hundreds of years old, and that the solution will require even longer-term action,” Leonsis wrote on his blog, Ted’s Take. “This is not a time for empty promises. We expect to be held accountable. We have a series of meetings on what to do next, and I will report back to our players and our employees on what we’re learning, and more importantly, what we will do.”

Early voting in the District begins on Tuesday and now, via WAMU’s Martin Austermuhle, we know what DC residents will receive if they cast their ballot at Capital One Arena.

Stickers!

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Capital One Arena will be used as a polling place for the November election

DC residents will be getting a large new polling place this fall.

Capital One Arena announced on Thursday morning that it will be open for DC residents to vote for the 2020 presidential election. Not only will the arena be open on Election Day (Tuesday, November 3, 2020, from 7 AM to 8 PM) but it will also be available for Early Voting from Tuesday, October 27, through Monday, November 2, from 8:30 AM to 7 PM.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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Black Lives Matter mural painted outside Capital One Arena

Capital One Arena now has some beautiful and inspiring artwork on its facade.

Four days after Black Lives Matter was painted on 16th Street leading up to the White House, a sports-themed mural was painted a few blocks away on the side of Capital One Arena. The painting on wooden boards features the words Black Lives Matter with Black athletes playing hockey and basketball.

The Capital One Arena Twitter account published four photos with the caption, “We love celebrating beautiful art – inside the building and outside. We stand with you.”

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Capital One Arena lights up blue to honor frontline workers as part of worldwide campaign

Capital One Arena was one of many famous stadiums and landmarks across the world that lit up blue Thursday, April 9, to thank health care professionals, first responders, and essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

“Tonight we #LightItBlue as a universal symbol of solidarity and hope,” a Capital One Arena tweet read.”The @MSE Family thanks you for keeping our community safe.”

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Haunting photos of Capital One Arena on what should have been the day of the Caps’ season finale

Saturday, April 4, 2020, should have marked the Washington Capitals’ final game of the regular season. The Capitals were supposed to tangle with the Florida Panthers in Sunrise. Instead, a worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 suspended the NHL season on March 12 with no end in sight. Since then, almost every state in the United States has ordered a shelter in place order.

Capitals Radio’s Ben Raby drove downtown and captured photos of what a ghost town Washington DC, has become.

It’s haunting.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Ted Leonsis will still pay Capital One Arena workers despite games canceled due to coronavirus

The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir and NBC4’s Mark Segraves are reporting that Ted Leonsis will pay Capital One Arena workers despite all games and events due to the coronavirus pandemic. Leonsis made the announcement and informed staff this morning, according to El-Bashir.

El-Bashir termed the workers being taken care of by Leonsis as “Capital One Arena staff”, while Segraves called them “part-time employees for all 16 events canceled.”

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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