The Washington Capitals kicked off their pursuit of the Stanley Cup with the Capital One Bank Rock the Red Rally on Wednesday, April 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington. 106.7FM The Fan broadcasted live. Wes ("The Voice") Johnson got the fans fired up and Coach Bruce Boudreau spoke after practice and thanked Caps fans for their support all season long. Capital One Bank gave away rally towels to fans while Slapshot will be distributing prizes throughout the morning.

Fans waiting for autographs

John Erskine

Tyler Sloane

Alex Semin

Laing

Coaches Dean, Bruce and Bob

Mike Knuble

Team huddle

Scott, Are you showing your teeth to Knuble?

David Steckel

Mike Knuble showing the boys how to do - shooting drill

Matt Bradley

Voting on whether Jason Chimera's shot was good.

He's voting for hmself, of course!

Joe Corvo taking a load off

Alex Ovechkin and that infamous smile

Boyd Gordon

Tomas "Flash" Fleischmann

John Carlson

Coach Dean joking with Fehr and Steckel

Fehr and Laich laughing at teammates

Ovechkin tries again and finally get the coal in the corners.

Fans with "Red" Slaphot

Wes "The Voice" Johnson warming up crowd

Coach Bruce thanking fans for support all season

Red Rockin' Crowd!

Capstronaut makes an appearance

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From Caps Website:

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals will kick off their pursuit of the Stanley Cup with the Capital One Bank Rock the Red Rally on Wednesday, April 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. Fans can watch the team practice as it prepares for the NHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. Game 1, presented by Capital One Bank, will be played Thursday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at Verizon Center and available locally on Comcast SportsNet HD and 106.7 The Fan and Caps Radio 1500 and 820. Baltimore fans can tune-in Fox 1370.


106.7 The Fan pep rally live broadcast
The Mike Wise Show with Holden Kushner from 106.7 The Fan will broadcast live Wednesday from Kettler Capitals Iceplex. The Capital One Bank Rock the Red Rally will feature a variety of fun, interactive activities and include post-practice comments from coach Bruce Boudreau. Capital One Bank will be giving away rally towels to fans while Slapshot will be distributing prizes throughout the morning.

Photo from Caps Website

The Washington Capitals Rock the Red Rally Tour will be traveling around Maryland, DC, and Virginia on Fridays throughout the playoffs in Donald Brashear's 40 foot Rock the Red RV. The tour will include appearances by Slapshot and the Red Rockers who will be handing out Caps giveaways and prizes.

Schedule for Friday, April 24th

9:30-10:30 a.m.
Robeks
Congressional Plaza
1615 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852

11:30-1:30 p.m.
Glory Days Grill
Fairfax Location
3059 Nutley Street
Fairfax, VA 22031

3:30-7:30 p.m.
Verizon Center
601 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004


*All times and locations subject to change