Washington Capitals: 10 things you didn’t know about Capital One Arena

#9 Unleash The Fury came from the Atlanta Thrashers

It’s the third period and the Caps need one goal to tie it. A timeout has been called and on the videoboards plays a clip of Tom Green from the movie “Road Trip”.

It is a scene where he motivates a snake to eat a mouse, screaming “Unleash the Fury!”.

This scene inspired Scott Brooks (no not the former Wizards coach) back when he worked for the Thrashers as a rally clip for the third period.

In 2007 Brooks was hired to be director of game entertainment for the Capitals and he brought that video over and it became an instant hit among fans.

I love going to Caps games and every time that video comes on I get ready. I turn to the fans to the left, right, front and behind me. I motion those around me to start getting up. When it comes and Tom Green screams it I make sure myself and everyone around me screams UNLEASH THE FURY at the top of our lungs.

It became even bigger as the team climbed the ladder to the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2008 and started to become the hottest ticket in town. The decibel level when fans yell UNLEASH THE FURY is equivalent to that of a rock concert.