I have plans for some heavy-duty recreating this summer. I’ll be sweating a lot in red.

Saturday was gorgeous in D.C., and the moreso to be navigating the route back from Kettler-Capitals toward Maryland on the GW Parkway. The first Saturday of being eliminated from hockey’s postseason is always a painful one for me, but under that Chamber of Commerce sky Saturday, with my sack of red as companion, I felt immense pride instead of pain, and I began thinking about Washington’s hockey hardcore as well as the new converts this spring showcasing their pride in the hockey team this offseason. There is so much to be proud of.

Our Army should be arriving at neighborhood pools this offseason covered up in red. Yard work should be conducted in a ‘Rock the Red’ tee. Jogging, rollerblading, dog walking — all of it should be completed while identified as Ovie, Olie, Huntsy, or Langway. We should attend rock concerts at Nissan and Merriweather and Rock the Red there as well.

Let’s Red-out the region this summer. The Washington Post is watching.

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Posted at 8:55 am. Filed under Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Chris Clark, Hardcore Hockey Fans, Hockey Rituals, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Lisa Hillary, Media, Olaf Kolzig, Print, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Washington Capitals, Washington Post, Washington the Hockey Town.
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3 Comments

  1. amy wrote:

    My daughter was leaning over my shoulder as I read this blog. She said that she thought how cool it was that all the fans were sporting “the red” and mentioned how she likes my own “Rock the Red” tee. She did make an interesting suggestion though, “It should say Respect the Red”. So let’s both rock it and respect it as we await our next season.

    Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 1:07 pm | Permalink
  2. The Peerless wrote:

    do bloodshot eyes count?

    Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 9:28 pm | Permalink
  3. pepper wrote:

    I’ll be wearing a red Caps tee all summer long while pounding the pavement around NYC, training for the marathon here in November.

    Monday, April 28, 2008 at 12:56 pm | Permalink

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