Caps Dog Calendar

The 2023 Capitals Canine Calendar, AKA the perfect holiday gift, is now officially on sale

The Washington Capitals announced on Wednesday that their 2023 Caps Canine Calendar is now available for purchase. This year’s calendar features photos of 27 different players posing with either their dogs or rescues. Biscuit, the Capitals team service dog in training is also featured.

Proceeds from sales of the calendar will benefit Wolf Trap Animal Rescue and Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation.

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By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago

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Our pics from the 2022 Caps Canine Calendar photoshoot

Tuesday afternoon, Medstar Capitals Iceplex was invaded by an army of heckin’ good boys and an unbelievably adorable floof named Arthur for the annual Capitals Canine Calendar photoshoot.

To raise money and awareness for less fortunate animals, the Capitals partnered with Wolf Trap Animal Rescue to produce this year’s canine calendar. This year’s edition will be available for purchase later this year for $20 and the proceeds will benefit both WTAR and the MSE Foundation.

Like in years past, some players brought their families and pets to participate, while others were matched with some of WTAR’s rescue animals.

The creative directors for this year’s shoot were Taylor Wilson, Annie van Riemsdyk, and Paige Dowd. They helped coordinate the shots throughout the day and somehow managed to maintain order in all of the chaos.

Below are my photos from the day and some information about the pups and kitties who participated.

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By Alan Dobbins 8 months ago

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The star of the Capitals Canine Calendar photoshoot was actually a cat

The Washington Capitals’ Canine Calendar is routinely a hit for the adorable puppies it captures in gloss.

But this year, one furry attendee stole the show and he wasn’t even photographed for the calendar.

You guys, meet Arthur the Cat.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Tom Wilson. Holding a puppy. That is wearing sunglasses.

The Washington Capitals held their annual photoshoot on Tuesday for their Caps Canine Calendar. We’ll have a general photo post and more about the “star” of today’s activities later, but for now, I wanted to focus your eyeballs on something that I found completely irrelevant but very important at the same time.

Towards the middle of the session, Capitals forward Tom Wilson emerged wearing a plum suit. But it was the foster dad’s accessory that I’m going to need you to focus on.

Wilson was holding a puppy that was wearing sunglasses.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Another Capitals Canine Calendar photoshoot is finally here and LOOK AT ALL THE PUPPIES

Thursday afternoon, Wolf Trap Animal Rescue, the MSE Foundation, and the Washington Capitals teamed up to bring the best boys and girls together for the annual Canine Calendar photoshoot.

All proceeds from the calendar go to Wolf Trap Animal Rescue, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that “currently operates to facilitate means of transport, foster, and adoption of rescued pets.” Their program “works to rescue pets who are at risk of neglect, homelessness, and euthanasia from shelters & communities in states of the South.”

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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With no Caps dog calendar, Homeward Trails needs your help (plus eight great adoptable pups)

The Capitals have not put out a canine calendar for 2021. Their previous pup-laden stocking stuffers had traditionally been a big deal for regional animal rescue Homeward Trails. Last year’s calendar raised 100,00 dollars for the non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Missing that big pile of cash will make an already-tough year even tougher for the good people and pups and kittens of HT. We at RMNB have made a small donation to help fill the gap, but they’ll need more than petty blogger cash.

So here are some ways to support a good organization — plus eight great adoptable pups that might be the perfect addition to your home.

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By Peter Hassett 3 years ago

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Capitals Canine Calendar raises over $100,000 for Homeward Trails

The Washington Capitals announced on Friday that their annual dog calendar raised over six figures for Homeward Trails, a nonprofit that provides pet adoption in the DC area.

This year’s calendar featured the players posing with dogs in front of their own cars. Some players, like TJ Oshie, posed with his family’s dogs while other cheesed with pups that were up for adoption. View our photos of the photoshoot here.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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The 2020 Caps Canine Calendar is here and ready for you to purchase

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holiday season, it’s Caps Canine Calendar season!

The 2020 Caps Canine Calendar is officially now on sale now for $20 and features the whole Capitals roster with perfect furry companions. The proceeds from the calendar will benefit Homeward Trails.

The Capitals twitter account and some of the players were kind enough to provide us with a little content tease into what we’ll see on the pages.

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By Elyse Bailey 4 years ago

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These photos from the Capitals Canine Calendar photoshoot will make you want to adopt every dog on Earth

ARLINGTON, VA — The best day of the Washington Capitals season, in this author’s humble opinion, occurred Monday when Caps players participated in its annual dog calendar photoshoot. Partnering with Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, the boys spent the afternoon posing (and hugging and cuddling) with dogs up for adoption as well as their own pups from home. This year, the Capitals modeled in front of vintage cars or their own vehicles.

While the Homeward Trail dogs stole everyone’s heart (please return it soon please, I’m having trouble functioning), the day started out with an appearance by the Capitals new dog, Captain.

Captain posed in a vintage silver car and wore silly hats, loving the attention he got throughout.

Meanwhile, Capitals players John Carlson, Nic Dowd, TJ Oshie, Alex Ovechkin, Chandler Stephenson, Garnet Hathaway, and Nick Jensen all posed with their own dogs. Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom, Lars Eller, Tyler Lewington, Jakub Vrana, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, Michal Kempny, Radko Gudas, Carl Hagelin, Richard Panik, Jonas Siegenthaler, Brendan Leipsic, and Ilya Samsonov took their photos with dogs available for adoption through Homeward Trails.

Since the calendar began in 2014, the Caps have raised more than $250,000 for Homeward Trails. A limited number of calendars will be available for $20 beginning Nov. 27 when the Capitals host the Florida Panthers. The calendar will also be sold online and in the team stores at Capital One Arena and MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Details will be announced at a later date.

While the official photos won’t be seen until the release, we hope these adorable photos will tide you over until then.

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By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago

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The Caps Canine Calendar goes on sale 10 AM Wednesday, November 21

Obviously, the best day of the year is the photoshoot for the Capitals Canine Calendar. But the second-best day is when it goes on sale and we can get our hands on it, and finally we know exactly when that will be: 10 AM on Wednesday, November 21.

Make sure to buy your copies before they sell out, either online at on the Capitals website, or in person at the team shops in Capitals MedStar Iceplex and Capital One Arena.

You can even pick up your copy during the Blackhawks game to browse through if it’s sad or boring or there’s a pause or you just feel like looking at puppies while watching the Stanley Cup Champions play hockey.

The calendar features players posing with dogs available for adoption or their own pets. They’ll cost $20, and all proceeds will go to Homeward Trails Animal Rescue.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 5 years ago

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