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Il y avait vraiment seulement une épouse à l'événement, le ™ S. de € de Jamie Hewardâ. Brent Johnson’s fiancée and Shaone Morrisonn’s girlfriend rounded out the trio, taking questions about life as the significant other behind the player. The main thing we all took away is how normal the players are: they meet their girlfriends at a friend’s party or while waiting for a taxi. In the case of Jamie Heward, he has been with his wife since he was seventeen. After some goodhearted gossip we met up with Joe Reekie who gave us a behind the scenes look at the training rooms.

The tour with Joe was a highlight since he has a very dry wit and kept what could have been a boring look at jock straps lively. The digital cameras were out for this part and many women got a giggle at the underwear bags sitting out, ready to go for today’s game. I did overhear someone say she would never wash her hand again after getting to touch Ovechkin’s supply of hockey sticks.

Our final room was the actual Caps locker room, where we spoke with two of the Caps equipment managers. We discussed player superstition and what products take the smell out of hockey equipment. Overall the locker room was not terribly smelly. Many of the hockey moms commented that their mini vans smell much worse. By this time it was nine o’clock and there were a lot of hungry women, something to avoid at all costs. After a quick elevator ride to the Acela Club, we were treated to an open bar. There were a couple of specialty drinks just for the event (Hockey Bling Cosmo anyone?) along with beer, wine and liquor. There was also a very generous buffet and that is where the stampede started as women rushed past Brooks Laich, Steve Eminger and Donald Brashear to munch on chicken satay and pot stickers. After getting some food and drink the cameras were out again as everyone began taking pictures with the players, who were all incredibly gracious with their time. Finally, door prizes were handed out and the event was over. All of the ladies received a Hockey ‘n Heels goody bag as a parting gift.

All in all the Caps did a fabulous job on this event and offered something for everyone. I hope they continue to offer this in coming years and suspect that it will grow as well, possibly selling out in a matter of hours next time.

Comments (4) to “Hockey ‘n Heels Round-up”

1. Todd wrote:

   Sounds like a lot of fun. As a guy, and a season ticket holder, I can only express my jealousy since the Caps have, in my opinion, shafted the STH’s this year on these kinds of events (March 7th for “Meet the Players”??? How about “Help the Players Pack for the Summer”!!!)

   Posted on 27-Feb-07 at 9:02 am | Permalink

2. pepper wrote:

   Perhaps there should be more opportunities to get a chance to golf or fish with the players post-April, so as to mitigate the sting of repeated failure to reach the playoffs.

   Posted on 27-Feb-07 at 5:52 pm | Permalink

3. Dez wrote:

   @pepper..

   You’ve been spot on with two posts tonight.. nice work..

   Posted on 27-Feb-07 at 11:24 pm | Permalink

4. Just A Nats Fan » Very Belated Happy Hour Wrap wrote:

   […] I swapped cards with Comcast guys and Gustaffson from On Frozen Blog (love that name). His wife also attended the Caps’ Hockey ‘n Heels night. I actually had to order more cards after that night! Awful Announcing had the most complete list of drunks attendees and the funniest challenge. I finally met the famous Jamie Mottram aka Mister Irrelevant from AOL Fanhouse (also a big part of the new show if I’m gathering my facts correctly). […]

   Posted on 02-Mar-07 at 12:30 pm | Permalink

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