Alex Ovechkin's Very Very Very Blue Car

After practice on Friday, Alex Ovechkin came out of Kettler to sign a few autographs with his dry cleaning in hand.  Unlike his teammates, Alex usually only signs a few things and then gets out of there in his awesome car (that has been documented to land more girls than me)

You can get an idea of how he gets mobbed by the fans, and how some of them even follow him to his car trying to score an autograph, while also seeing that he is a real person.  He puts his dry cleaning in the passenger seat, he has to slide his big frame into that tiny car.  Plus the car is just awesome.

Nick Backstrom Tries To Back Out His Car, Fun Ensues

The following is a video of Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals signing autographs for the fans with a Diet Coke in hand.  Nicky signs something for every single fan, then gets in his car to leave.

Unfortunately at the same time, Tom Poti comes out of the building and fans mob him in the parking lot for autographs...right behind Backstrom's car.

Nick honks his horn a couple times, but nobody moves.  Find out how long it takes him to slowly squeeze out of his spot and get on the road.

I Told You That Was Joey Crabb!

Joey Crabb is one of the new faces on the Washington Capitals this season.  All week long at Caps training camp fans have been staring at him, trying to place his face.  Most of the time, he goes unrecognized by fans until a die-hard Caps fan lets them on to the fact that Crabb is on the team.

Here is a cool little video from after Caps practice on Thursday where Crabb pretends he is Marcus Johansson's friend, and not a hockey player.  He makes it past the fans with this strategy, but I wasn't fooled.  I laughed as he escaped unbothered.

Check out the video, and then what happens when Crabb is recognized, it is quite funny.  Joe also tells us what to eat if we want to play in the NHL.  I'll give you a hint, it rhymes with Russell Fouts:

Kid Asks Braden Holtby & Michal Neuvirth For Autographs

So a little kid, maybe 6 years old has this really cool Maryland hockey goalie helmet, and he was wearing it around Kettler all day.  Later his mom takes him to get autographs from the Washington Capitals goaltenders.  See what happens in this video.

This video is great because it starts off with one of the fans screaming "Brandon" to get Braden's attention.  Later, you can hear the little kid scream "Mr. Neuvirrrrth!" in an adorable kids voice. Enjoy:

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Matt Hendricks Hanging Out With Fans

After a Washington Capitals unofficial practice, Matt Hendricks took a few minutes to spend some time with a small group of fans who were gathered outside of Kettler Iceplex.  Hendy talks about the time he spent in Afghanistan this holiday season to support the troops, the impending CBA signing, and the signing of former Cap Eric Fehr.  Check it out:

While all of the Caps players were very friendly to fans and signed all requested items (and took all requested pictures) Hendricks was extremely nice, spending several minutes small talking with fans.

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Caps Development Camp: A Week Of Autographs

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We spent the entire week at Kettler Iceplex Covering Caps Development Camp.  This is our final entry from the week of hockey.

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Stewart arrived at the Ballston Mall at 7:00am.  He wasn't going to take a chance with any parking issues.  He wasn't going to try to fight the crowd.  He was going to get Mike Ribeiro's autograph.

The determined Caps fan staked out his territory soon after his arrival and nabbed the first position in line.  It didn't matter that nobody else was there.  It didn't matter that he would have to wait almost 3 whole hours.  Stewart would possess Mike Ribeiro's signature, and nobody would stop him.

(Center) New Caps Center Mike Ribeiro Signing Autographs - (Left) The Line At 9am - (Right) Stewart The Super-Fan

From morning practice sessions on Monday to afternoon scrimmages on Thursday to the Fanfest on Saturday, fans were autograph hungry.  Caps Development Camp was supposed to be a time for the players to learn about NHL-Style hockey but these young prospects learned something else; Caps fans are obsessed with autographs.