Capitals Fans Make the Trip to Tampa for Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals

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Washington Capitals fans have waited 20 years for this moment. Their team has made it to the Eastern Conference Finals and hundreds, if not thousands, of Capitals fans made the trip down to the sunshine state for Games 1 and 2.

Caps fans have been known to travel well over the last several seasons. Friday morning, fans flew out of BWI, Ronald Reagan and Dulles Airport to Tampa Bay to cheer on their Capitals!

Via @dcairports

Hey @FlyTPA: Game. On. We’re sending a plane full of enthusiastic @Capitals fans your way! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/YOUTqywxlJ

— MWAA (@dcairports) May 11, 2018

Via @AndrewTrull

We’re #ALLCAPS at @Reagan_Airport this morning for @SouthwestAir‘s flight to @FlyTPA! Sending a plane full of @Capitals fans south, rally towels in hand. pic.twitter.com/DWO82PBJcP

— Andrew W. Trull (@AndrewTrull) May 11, 2018

At DCA @dcairports with my “hockey spouse” Andy waiting to board DCA-TPA on @SouthwestAir for tonight’s game. Go Caps! Give us some retweet love @Capitals @NoVa_Caps @russianmachine @CourtneyNBCS @Laughlin18 @JoeBpXp @VogsCaps @ikhurshudyan @TarikNBCS @nbcwashington @WaltonCaps pic.twitter.com/PqbtrUoLK6

— Thomas Schaller (@schaller67) May 11, 2018

Eight there with you bud. pic.twitter.com/OORuihvU3D

— Brett Wilkinson (@bwilk27) May 11, 2018

One lucky fan even got to meet Rob Carlin of NBC Sports Washington

This is my new buddy Martin.. He was on my plane.. Huge #Caps fan & hockey player.. Asked his dad for tix to a TB playoff game in ECF.. Had no idea he’d see his team in Round 3.. Lucky kid! Least they can do is win for him.. #ALLCAPS #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/hZL0CGjjnt

— Rob Carlin (@RobCarlinNBCS) May 10, 2018

Brian McNally of The Sports Capitol also was able to confirm a large contingent of Caps fans on his flight.

Handful of #Caps fans on this plane to Tampa. Already got their gear on for Game 1. Hardest of the hard cores.

— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) May 11, 2018

Whether the folks in Tampa Bay like it or not, there will be A LOT red!

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We outchea #rockthered #gocaps

A post shared by TJ Wales (@tj.wales) on May 11, 2018 at 10:22am PDT

Let’s go Caps! @Capitals #ALLCAPS #RockTheRed #Caps #NHL #UnleashTheFury
#LetsGoCaps #NHL #WashingtonDC #AuthenticFan #StanleyCup #DCSports #NHLECF #CreateHistory #CapsBolts 🇺🇸🏒 pic.twitter.com/eJJ7Oa7AqT

— Doc Ricky (@TheLoneSailor96) May 11, 2018

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About Michael Marzzacco

Michael is an avid DC sports fan with a passion for writing. He has followed the Washington Capitals since the 2003-04 season, around the time his enthusiasm for DC teams really began. It was from the days when they had the worst record in the league to when they became the most exciting team in the area. His Dad took him to his first Caps game a couple of years later. One of his favorite memories was being in the stands during the 2015 Winter Classic where Troy Brouwer scored the game-winning goal with 12 seconds left. Michael graduated from Radford University in May 2016, earning a degree in journalism and focusing on sports journalism and broadcasting. His goal is to work in sports media in Washington, D.C.

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