Photo: @keeperofthecup
The Washington Capitals celebrated their first Stanley Cup Championship in franchise history for one final time when the team visited President Donald Trump in the White House on Monday afternoon.
After getting a tour of the White House, they waited in the Roosevelt Room prior to going into The Oval Office.
Hanging out in the Roosevelt Room, waiting to head into the oval office. #stanleycup @NHL @WhiteHouse @HockeyHallFame @Capitals 0 pic.twitter.com/ut0vfjVwwz
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) March 25, 2019
When Trump called them in, the team organized and put the Stanley Cup on his desk.
President Trump with the 2018 Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals pic.twitter.com/vQ33tYGfoD
— Steve Holland (@steveholland1) March 25, 2019
The President said that he was a big fan of the Capitals and hockey. He said that the Capitals’ Stanley Cup run last season was “all people wanted to talk about.”
President Trump invited Capitals owner Ted Leonsis in addition to captain Alex Ovechkin and defenseman John Carlson to say a few words. He later stated that he thought the Capitals could “do it again” and wished the team luck.
.@ovi8 delivered a speech next to his teammates, the Stanley Cup, and @realDonaldTrump in the Oval Office pic.twitter.com/JTfgrYDVmd
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) March 25, 2019
President Trump summarized the Capitals’ Stanley Cup run last Spring and touched on a few milestones reached throughout the postseason by individual players.
.@JohnCarlson74 and @Kuzya92 each got a special shout out for their success in the playoffs pic.twitter.com/ZmtFHDyz9f
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) March 25, 2019
Every individual coach and player got an individual picture with President Trump.
At the conclusion, Leonsis thanked the President and the Capitals fans in attendance for hosting the club while they were in the White House. The Capitals also presented President Trump with a commemorative stick.
Check out the gold stick which was presented to the President from the @Capitals today. Pretty cool. @NHL @WhiteHouse @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/9O3DT4jdgu
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) March 25, 2019
Now it’s back to work for the Capitals as they have six games remaining before the road to a repeat begins when the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway on April 10.
Amazing day today at the White House. Thank you for this great opportunity – it was a memorable experience for everyone involved.#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/p4XVzSex2z
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 25, 2019
Full video of the visit:
By Harrison Brown
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