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Using projection technology, Capital One Arena develops new interactive donut game for intermissions 🍩

Capital One Arena has a new intermission game during the Capitals home games.

Picture a real-life game of Pac-Man, where players are donuts who have to run around the ice collecting coffee cups to score points. But be careful! Don’t get caught by the donut chomper and you’ll lose all yer points.

The game is played using an interactive projection onto the ice and is the first of its kind being rolled out by Dunkin’ Donuts.

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State of the Union address to cause street closures near Capital One Arena

Tuesday night, the State of the Union address will be taking place at the same time as the Capitals take on the Vancouver Canucks at Capital One Arena.

President Trump’s speech will affect traffic near the arena with a variety of road closures and restricted parking.

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By Rachel Cohen On February 5, 2019 0 Comment

Subfreezing temperatures cause sprinkler to go off at Capital One Arena entrance

After an eight-day break, the Washington Capitals officially returned to the ice at Capital One Arena Friday to take on the Calgary Flames.

For some Capitals fans, it was a soggy experience trying to enter the arena.

According to RMNB’s Cara Bahniuk, only half the ticket entrances at F Street were open shortly before game time due to water flooding the entrances.

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By Ian Oland On February 1, 2019 0 Comment

Chick-Fil-A should still be available at Capital One Arena

The Washington Capitals are defending Stanley Cup champions. They’re in first place in the Metropolitan Division. Alex Ovechkin is leading the league in goals.

Beyond what the future may hold for Andre Burakovsky, there are not many questions for this team as it dives head first into the second half of the season.

And then we got this important Capitals-related email.

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By Ian Oland On January 15, 2019 0 Comment

I rode the Olympia ice resurfacer during intermission. This is what it was like.

This post was written by RMNB’s Ian Oland.

Sunday, December 2 against the Anaheim Ducks, I was invited to Capital One Arena as a guest of the Capital One Cafe Chinatown, a new bank and coffee shop located across the street on 7th and F. Coffee and a live Capitals game? How could I say no?

The day before the event, a Capital One Cafe representative sprung a surprise on me. “Ian, you’re going to ride on the Olympia ice resurfacer during the first intermission.”

“Oh no,” I said. “What happens if people notice me and boo me when I come out?”

No one actually booed me, but it ended up being an amazing experience I’ll never forget.

Let’s just not talk about how I was bad luck and the Caps gave up a four-goal lead and lost.

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By Capital One Partner On December 28, 2018 0 Comment

Ref Night 2018: Meet the fans cheering on the referees as referees

During Tuesday night’s matchup against the Detroit Red Wings, a bunch of hockey fans arrived at Capital One Arena dressed as referees.

In section 423, dozens of referees cheered on the NHL officials throughout the course of the game, giving support to a faction that rarely receives it.

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By Julia Karron On December 12, 2018 0 Comment

New Stanley Cup Final display features ‘The Save’ puck and stick

RMNB toured the new renovations to Capital One Arena on Tuesday and reported on the arena’s snazzy technology, new VIP lounge, and updated food offerings.

But one of the coolest additions to Capital One Arena is this new display outside of Section 108, which contains memorabilia from the 2017-18 Stanley Cup Final. It’s beautiful.

Here’s a look at the items in detail.

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By Elizabeth Kong On October 12, 2018 0 Comment

The new renovations to Capital One Arena were great, but I can’t get over how good this Fuku chicken sandwich was

Tuesday afternoon, RMNB was invited to tour the grand re-opening of Capital One Arena. Over the summer, the sports and entertainment complex went under a $40 million renovation. Almost every part of the arena was re-touched or reconsidered from the flooring to the cupholders.

I have to admit, I was blown away by many of the new arena’s features. The $40 million went a long way and the fan experience will improve overall. And I want to write about all of those things. I do.

But… I can’t stop thinking about this new (approximately) $10 spicy chicken sandwich they gave us. Like, you guys, this is one of the greatest sandwiches I’ve ever had. I don’t go to games early. But for now on I will be. I want to eat this sandwich for dinner as many times as humanly possible.

Seriously. It’s THAT good.

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By Cara Bahniuk On October 9, 2018 3 Comments

Photos of the new Hat Trick Display at Capital One Arena

In 2014, the Capitals revealed a hat-trick display at the then-Verizon Center. Featuring glass see-through bins near section 110, the Capitals displayed hats thrown to the ice during recent home hat tricks.

When you have Alex Ovechkin on your team, however, those bins fill up fairly quickly. And at the end of last season, the display was already at capacity and a revamp was needed.

In September, the new hat trick bin was revealed as part of $40 million renovations to Capital One Arena.

Here’s a first look.

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By Ian Oland On October 3, 2018 0 Comment

Alex Ovechkin and Lars Eller appear at Capital One Arena team store grand re-opening

On Monday, the Capital One Arena held a grand re-opening event of the arena’s newly-renovated team store. Lars Eller, Peter Bondra, and the Wizard’s Phil Chenier were scheduled to appear at the fan event at noon.

Eller, Bondra, and Chenier were all lined up in front of the team store for a photo when suddenly a surprise guest appeared: Alex Ovechkin.

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By Elizabeth Kong On October 1, 2018 1 Comment

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