Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals teamed up with Prince George’s County Public Schools to introduce hockey to its students and expand access to the sport. The intent is to provide skills on the ice and in the classroom. “They’re going to make a difference,” NHL Senior Director of Youth Hockey and Industry Growth Matt Herr said. “It’s going to help their...

The Washington Capitals are taking hockey to students in Prince George’s County. News4’s Dominique Moody explains how the team and school system are expanding access to the sport.

Alexandria residents created a new coalition to prevent a proposed sports and entertainment district to lure the Washington Capitals and Wizards across the river. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports.

Economists hired by the city say the proposed arena in Potomac Yard will create thousands of jobs and billions in revenue across the state. The summary of their financial analysis was posted late Friday night before the Christmas weekend.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin pitched legislators on his two-year state budget proposal, breaking down income tax cuts in detail, but he and his secretary of finance didn’t offer specifics on the $2 billion plan to move the Washington Capitals and Wizards to Alexandria. Youngkin urged lawmakers to support the project to build a sports and entertainment district and promised to…

Officials sitting on the financial details of a proposed arena and entertainment district in Alexandria are planning to release a summary as an early Christmas gift but also planning to keep the nitty-gritty details to themselves. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin pitched legislators on his two-year state budget proposal, breaking down income tax cuts in detail, but he and his secretary of finance didn’t offer specifics on the $2 billion plan to move the Washington Capitals and Wizards to Alexandria. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains.

Former Alexandria mayor and U.S. congressman Jim Moran, who once helped lead the charge to prevent the Washington football team from building a stadium in Potomac Yard in the early 1990s, has concerns about building an arena there for the Washington Capitals and Wizards. “My initial reaction was déjà vu,” he said. In 1992, former Washington football team owner...

Former Alexandria mayor and U.S. congressman Jim Moran once helped lead the charge to prevent the Washington football team from building a stadium in Potomac Yard in the early 1990s and has concerns about building an arena there for the Washington Capitals and Wizards. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder spoke with him.

Though nothing is finalized yet, and it will be years before a shovel of dirt is turned, officials say they want and expect a robust round of public participation around the proposed “Monumental move” across the Potomac for the Capitals and Wizards.

Alexandria officials say the proposed big move across the Potomac for the Capitals and the Wizards is just part of a vision for the city’s future. Nothing is finalized yet, and the process of public input got underway Saturday. News4’s Derrick Ward reports. 

The City Council vote could put a roadblock between the Caps and Wizards and their move to Potomac Yard. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

As the D.C. region wraps its head around the possibility the Washington Capitals and Wizards might move to Alexandria, there’s a new emphasis on how that might impact transportation in the area — and whether the new Potomac Yard Metro station can handle arena crowds.

Metro General Manager Randy Clarke says the Potomac Yard Metro station as it’s built now won’t be able to a handle Caps and Wizards crowds if the teams move to the area. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

The planned move of the Washington Wizards and Capitals has sparked a lot of debate from Alexandria residents, including about traffic, parking and costs. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

News4 went to Gallery Place and Potomac Yard to ask Metro riders what they thought about the deal to move the Capitals and Wizards to Alexandria, Virginia. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

A day after Monumental Sports and Entertainment announced it had struck a deal to move the Wizards and the Capitals to Alexandria, Virginia, President of Business Operations and Chief Commercial Officer Jim Van Stone discusses the deal and the company’s plans for Capital One Arena in D.C.

The Capitals and Wizards are poised to pack up and cross the Potomac, and while the distance is short, the consequences couldn’t be greater. Some of Virginia is psyched, while D.C. insists it’s still in the game. News4 has team coverage with Jackie Bensen, Leon Harris and the I-Team’s Ted Oberg.

For sports fans and politicians, stadium deals may be easier to make in their heart than their head, economists tell the News4 I-Team, which has been digging into the numbers behind this deal. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.