Washington Capitals: Remembering that amazing 2018 championship run

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The scene in Vegas

Back in Las Vegas, the party had just begun at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas proved they were a true hockey city by booing commissioner Gary Bettman. The NHL commish handed the Stanley Cup to Ovechkin and he took a victory lap around the ice.

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Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

After each player got their turn hoisting the Cup, the party continued in the locker room and later at a Vegas nightclub featuring Tiesto. They even paraded around hotels with the Cup going right in the middle of the casino.

The Caps not only won their first Stanley Cup but became the first time ever to clinch a championship in Sin City and they partied accordingly. The party continued back home when they got off the team plane in DC.

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) /

First they went to Don Titos in Arlington. The next night they took in a Nats game. A few days later was the parade where there was a ton of shenanigans from T.J. Oshie chugging a beer through his jersey to Ovechkin making a speech on the National Mall that should be added to the history books.

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As the old saying goes, remember where you are so you remember where you were. So where were you on June 7, 2018? Let us know in the comments!