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by Eric McErlain

Filed under: Capitals, Russian Hockey

For a number of months now, Washington Caps owner Ted Leonsis has been undertaking a low key public effort to make the new president know that he’s welcome at Verizon Center for a Capitals game. This past weekend, the issue came up again, this time raised by veteran play-by-play voice, Mike Emrick.

That led Johana Neuman, a political reporter for the Los Angeles Times who doesn’t think much of the local owner’s efforts to get Obama out to a game, to throw a whole lot of cold water on the entire enterprise:

“A local sports team known as the Washington Capitals has managed to force the first-round National Hockey League playoff series to a seventh and final game.”

She continued: “To most Washingtonians, this is something of a yawn. This is a Redskins town of football nuts, a metropolitan area of Wizard basketball fanatics. Even the Nationals, worst team in baseball, have a loyal fan base. Also it’s 90 degrees here. Hockey is a winter sport, played on ice.”

Trying to Convince the President to Come to a Hockey Game originally appeared on NHL FanHouse on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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