Caps Fever

Recently I found out that the new Ballston Skating Rink located in the Ballston Commons Mall in my home of Arlington, VA is going to be the new headquarters for the Washington Capitals. This facility will house their practice facility as well as their administrative offices. I think it will be pretty cool to have a professional team's headquarters down the street from my condo. I'm sure I'll be attending a practice session or two.

In other Capitals news, EA Sports has recently announced that Alexander Ovechkin will be on the cover of NHL 07. I don't remember the last time, if ever, a Washington area athlete has been on the cover of any EA Sports game. It's a great honor for Alex to be placed on the cover of the top selling hockey video game franchise in the country.

So for the first time in a long while I'm actually pretty excited about hockey this year. The Caps are probably going to be in a rebuilding phase for the next couple of years, but with the excitiment of having a new facility and having Alex around, I have something to look forward to.