Happy Hockey Holiday Silent Auction

The Washington Capitals and the team's Wives Club are hosting their annual Happy Hockey Holiday Silent Auction at the Caps game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, Dec. 23. Fans are encouraged to stop by the community relations table located at section 104 on the main concourse to meet the players’ wives and bid on gift baskets that contain some of the players’ favorite things, autographed items and game-used equipment. Bidding starts when doors open at 6 p.m. and will conclude when the puck drops to start the third period.

All money raised from this auction will benefit Washington Capitals Charities and will be applied to the Salvation Army Angel Trees program that the Capitals participated in this holiday season. The team adopted 25 local families through this program, providing toys, books and clothing for 60 children and gift cards to Target and Safeway for their parents and guardians.

The following gift baskets will be available for bidding:

• Nicklas Backstrom
• Bruce Boudreau
• Matt Bradley and Mike Knuble
• Jason Chimera and David Steckel
• John Erskine and Matt Hendricks
• Eric Fehr and Jeff Schultz
• Mike Green
• Alex Ovechkin
• Tom Poti and Tyler Sloan
• Alexander Semin
• Winter Classic

These gift baskets are always a hit and are a great idea for a holiday present for the special Caps fan in your life. Be sure to stop by the community relations table on Dec. 23 to check them out!

Created in 2000, Washington Capitals Charities is the nonprofit entity of the Washington Capitals. The Washington Capitals and Washington Capitals Charities are dedicated to the enhancement and development of the community that has supported them for so many years. Washington Capitals Charities offers unique resources and programs to other charities and organizations on behalf of the Washington Capitals