Joe Beninati

It’s Joe Beninati’s birthday, here are 15 of his best suits

Today is Joe Beninati‘s birthday. Joe has been calling Caps games since the mid-nineties. Usually when we say “mid-nineties”, we just mean a vaguely long time, but this time we mean specifically 1994.

A 16-time Capital Emmy Award winner and Board of Governors Award recipient, Beninati is the elite tier of NHL broadcasting. I mean this next part without any flattery or hyperbole: Beninati is a world-class talent. We are privileged to spend so much time with him on TV.

In honor of the man and his special day, here are 15 of his very best looks.

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By Peter Hassett 1 year ago

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Braden Holtby, Capitals fourth-line make appearance at Garnet Hathaway beer release for ‘Hath’s Hazy’

Following in the footsteps of Capitals alumni Craig Laughlin and Alan May, Garnet Hathaway released his own beer on Monday. And the fourth-line winger got the support from a litany of current and former Caps during a release party.

Earlier in the year, Hathaway partnered with Other Half Brewing to create Hath’s Hazy. The sales benefit DMV first responders – a cause near and dear to Hathaway’s heart.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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John Walton to fill in for a sick Joe Beninati, team up with Craig Laughlin during Game Six broadcast

Longtime NBC Sports Washington play-by-play man, Joe Beninati, will miss tonight’s telecast due to illness. A source confirmed to RMNB that Capitals Radio’s John Walton will take the reins and fill in with Beninati feeling under the weather. Zack Fisch will slide over to Walton’s spot on the radio broadcast with the Hershey Bears eliminated from the postseason.

The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir was the first to report the news.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Craig Laughlin and Joe Beninati release 25th anniversary wine called ‘Broadcast Blend’, will host release party during Caps-Pens game

With the Washington Capitals are on national television for four straight games during April, NBC Sports Washington broadcasters Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin are making the most of their 11 days off.

The popular and Emmy-winning play-by-play duo released a wine entitled Broadcast Blend to celebrate their 25 years on air together and will hold what looks to be a very fun launch party — that will also serve as a watch party for the Capitals-Penguins game — on Saturday from 2:30-7:30pm at Five Iron Golf near Capital One Arena. Tickets can be purchased here. (Please note the event is nearly sold out and there are only a handful of VIP tickets left.)

The limited-edition wine, Broadcast Blend, is an elegant Cabernet Sauvignon with grapes from the Ziganti Vineyard, home of 3Steves Winery. The wine was aged in 50 percent new French oak with varying toast levels and grain tightness, as well as 6 percent new Hungarian oak, for 18 months. 3Steves Winery, located in Livermore, California, has won numerous awards, including Best Red Wine of Show at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition for their Zinfandel.

The wine is available for purchase online at 3steveswinery.com. A portion of all wine sales will benefit The Laughlin Family Foundation.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin are covering road games in person again after nearly two years away due to the pandemic

Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin hit the road on Tuesday and called an away game in person for the first time since a pre-pandemic Capitals-Sabres matchup on March 9, 2020.

The NBC Sports Washington commentary duo threw on their headsets and called the Capitals’ 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators from the top of Bridgestone Arena. The span between calling live road games was 708 days.

It was a big moment for the crew.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Joe Beninati voted DC Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association for third time

Joe Beninati, the legendary Capitals play-by-play man, has been voted DC Sportscaster of the Year for the third time by the National Sports Media Association.

The irreplaceable and forever impeccably dressed Joe B last won the award in 2018 and then in 2015 before that.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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Craig Laughlin debuting Locker 18 Bourbon at release party with special guest Joe Beninati

Former Capital Craig Laughlin is coming out with some new liquor just in time for the holidays.

Laughlin collaborated with Lost Ark Distilling to create Locker 18 Bourbon. The NBC Sports Washington analyst is selling 180 bottles to the public at a release party on Saturday from 3pm – 6pm at Lost Ark’s Distillery in Columbia, MD (Address: 9570 Berger Rd., Suite L, Columbia, MD 21046).

Laughlin will have a special guest at the release: his longtime play-by-play partner Joe Beninati.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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How the Capitals spent the Thanksgiving holiday

The NHL held no games on Thursday in recognition of Thanksgiving, but that did not mean Capitals players had the holiday off.

Capitals’ head coach Peter Laviolette held an 11 am practice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex as the team played early on Black Friday against the Florida Panthers.

The Capitals then held a post-practice skate with their families and furry loved ones with the rink closed to the general public.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Capitals honor Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin’s 25th anniversary with tribute video during game

NBC Sports Washington’s Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin celebrated their 25th year as a play-by-play duo on Saturday.

The Capitals presented Beninati and Laughlin with customized no. 25 jerseys. They also took time to air a tribute video for the two popular broadcasters during the game. It earned arguably the loudest cheer from the crowd on the night.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin celebrate 25 years together as Capitals ‘simply sensational’ play-by-play duo

For a generation of Capitals fans, Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin calling Capitals games is all they know.

Saturday, the NBC Sports Washington play-by-play duo will celebrate their 25th anniversary together as the Capitals take on the Flyers at Capital One Arena.

“It’s the friendship that you have off-air that generates the on-air,” Laughlin said in a video produced by NBCSWSH. “I consider Joe to be one of my best friends, but it all starts because we are indeed an odd couple.”

“I love him like a brother,” Beninati added, “but he lives for my pain.”

They are currently the longest-tenured broadcast duo in the NHL.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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