The Washington Capitals have finally announced when they will wear their wildly popular Screaming Eagle Reverse Retro jerseys this season.
The Caps will rock their new retro unis four times. All of the games will be at home on what the Capitals are calling Turnback Tuesdays.
The sweaters will first debut on February 9 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Longtime Alex Ovechkin supporter, Tiësto, received a special gift in the mail from Ovi Claus ahead of the new hockey season.
The world-famous DJ and record producer got an elusive Capitals Reverse Retro jersey. And Ovi signed it on the back.
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.
Sports Business Journal’s Mark Burns is reporting that the Washington Capitals had the top-selling Reverse Retro jersey during the first week of sales. They also had the top-selling Reverse Retro jersey on its release day, per our own reporting.
The stats were based on sales made online in the NHL’s online shop run by Fanatics. Here’s the inventory that’s left.
Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman, is a big Washington Capitals fan and on Thursday, she showed off a lovely gift she received from Adidas.
“Thank you @capitals for letting me be among the first to get the new #reverseretro jersey!” Carter wrote on social media. “The last time I had a screaming eagle on my Caps jersey it said Bondra on the back 😱 @adidashockey #giftedbyadidas”
Alex Ovechkin provided a first glimpse of the Washington Capitals rocking their popular Reverse Retro jerseys in the video game NHL 21 on Thursday. EA Sports made the update in a December patch entitled NHL 21 PATCH 1.3.
Nicklas Backstrom can be seen stickhandling with the puck while later Digi Ovi rips a slap shot.
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 months ago
The NHL’s online store sold out of Capitals’ authentic and replica Reverse Retro jerseys approximately within an hour this morning (more on this later). Meanwhile, Alex Ovechkin’s authentic Screaming Eagle sweater made it only a mere minutes.
While that led to some disappointment amongst Caps fans this morning, there was one surprise that was not fully anticipated. The NHL also released dozens of new Reverse Retro-inspired products in collaboration with Adidas and Fanatics.
Both the Capitals’ Screaming Eagle and the team’s old Capitol Dome logo landed front on center on several new pieces of merch.
Let’s take a closer look!
The NHL made the Washington Capitals’ Reverse Retro jersey available for purchase at 9 AM on Tuesday. The red alternate sweater is inspired by the 1997 team and features the Screaming Eagle on the crest and the team’s old Capitol Dome logo on the shoulder. Buy yours now before quantities become limited.
Every NHL team’s Reverse Retro jersey can be bought online in the NHL Shop now.
By Ian Oland 2 months ago
TJ Oshie was given the Mario Lemieux treatment by the Capitals and is officially the first player on the team to put on Washington’s new Reverse Retro jersey. Oshie is among several stars at MedStar Capitals Iceplex who are participating in the team’s optional workouts.
Oshie showed off the new red Screaming Eagle jersey while filming a TikTok video. The video was filmed outside the of the practice facility.
