There’s another glimmer of hope for Washington Capitals fans who want to own an authentic Reverse Retro jersey.
The Capital One Arena team store announced on social media Monday night that they will have a restock of Reverse Retro jerseys. The store will have 320 authentic player jerseys combined of Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson.
At 9:04 AM Tuesday, the Washington Capitals’ highly sought out Reverse Retro jerseys hit the web on shop.nhl.com and the Monumental Sports & Entertainment online store. Pictures of the jersey’s design, featuring the Screaming Eagle on the crest, were released by the team 15 days prior. For years, the Screaming Eagle logo, which was first introduced in 1995 and retired in 2007, had grown in popularity among fans as it reminded many of Alex Ovechkin’s rookie season and the team’s first Stanley Cup Final appearance in 1998.
Minutes into the online sale, Alex Ovechkin’s authentic Reverse Retro jersey, which was being sold for $224.99 each, sold out to the shock of many. Some readers reported buying the jersey only to have the sale reversed minutes later.
The rest of the stock fell like dominoes. Ovi’s replica jersey sold out. And at some point near the top of the hour, the team’s blank authentic Reverse Retro jersey was bought up by Capitals fans.
So what happened?
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
Every year at Development Camp, the Washington Capitals’ team store at MedStar Capitals Iceplex offers sales to clear out older merchandise and gear up for the new year. The sales are usually pretty amazing, but this year felt particularly insane.
Look, I cringe when people call RMNB a fan blog, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t buy like 12 things yesterday.
A quick summary of what’s available includes $1 shirts, $1 Stanley Cup champion decals (that are 8×8), $2 championship pins at the register, $5 championship hats, and $25 authentic practice jerseys. Yes, these aren’t typos. This sale is really happening.
We took photos of it all so you guys could see what’s available. We highly, highly recommend you stop by sometime this week and grab some gear (and maybe buy a shirt or two in our own store as a thank you for us documenting this for you 🙂 ).
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will play for Team Russia in the 2019 World Championship, but for now, he remains in the DC area.
Saturday, Ovechkin was spotted at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, a day after Breakdown Day, buying a Capitals hat at the Capitals Team Store.
Caps fans Francesca Larson and Rose Schoshinski, who go to school in the area, were just entering the shop when they noticed the Russian machine in line to pay.
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.
By Elizabeth Kong 4 years ago
The Washington Capitals announced several new arrivals to their Kettler Capitals Iceplex store. The Capitals are now selling custom items promoting their #AllCaps hashtag, including the same hats they gave Washington Nationals players during the Penguins series.
Boy, it did not take long for this to happen.
Photo via an email from reader Eric W.
