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The Washington Capitals announced on Tuesday morning that they will bring back the black screaming eagle as their alternate jersey for their 50th anniversary season.
The jersey features a blue, black, and bronze color scheme, with the Capitol Building displayed on the shoulder. The design is reminiscent of the Capitals’ jersey, first introduced in 1995.
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It combines their first-ever third jersey and the original rebrand. The screaming eagle preying in the downward design direction is meant to evoke an eagle’s energy, power, and speed, chosen for its symbolic status as the national bird of the United States. The shoulder patch includes the Capitol building in front of two crossed hockey sticks. The logo was completed with two stars in the background and a hockey puck nested between the blades of the sticks.
The jerseys will be available online at NHLShop.com, NHLShop.ca and shop.monumentalsportsnetwork.com, the MedStar Capitals Iceplex store, and the Capital One Arena Team Store beginning Thursday, Oct. 10. Fans attending the Oct. 10 50 Fest presented by TikTok at Capital One Arena are encouraged to visit the Capital One Arena Team Store to purchase the jersey.
The team will wear the jerseys for six home games during the 2024-25 season:
With captain Alex Ovechkin’s birthday on Tuesday, Washington surprised him with the news. The 39-year-old was vocal about the team wearing the jerseys again for the 2023-24 season after they appeared to worn them for the last time in them on January 14, 2023, which ultimately did not happen. Ovechkin scored in every game the Capitals wore their black screaming eagle jerseys during the 2022-23 season, including the 801st (tied Gordie Howe for second all-time) and 802nd (passed Howe) goals of his NHL career against the Winnipeg Jets on December 23, 2022.
You know we had to get the big man a #Gr8 gift for his birthday pic.twitter.com/i0tdkSmwx8
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) September 17, 2024
