Man Attends Game as Leonsis
I was standing on the metro elevator for the Caps-Thrashers game when I saw the guy in front of me wearing a shirt with the number ‘00′ and the name “Leonsis” on the back. Sure enough, he had the hair and goatee to match. On the front of the shirt was a photo of Donald Brashear and the text “My #87 can beat up your #87.”
No offense to all the people wearing their Ovechkin, Semin, Green and Backstrom jersies, but this guy, Matt Gorsuch, wins the creativity award. And Ted, if you’re reading, I encourage you to invite him up into your box.
Update: After I posted this article, Gorsuch was named “Fan of the game” early in the first period. I also saw him after the game on the metro and we exchanged greetings.
Editor’s Note: Additional information, including additional photos, on Ted’s biggest fan can be found at Capitals Kremlin and DC Sports Bog.
Love this line “Welcome to OUR hockey town, where the fans love the owner enough to dress as him.” from Capitals Kremlin, and this one from DC Sports Bog, “and he came down to Ted’s suite and got a photo with the real deal”. And of course the words from Ted himself, “We met in the second period in the owner’s box. We took a photo together. Our fans are truly creative and funny. Thank you!”
I dare say you wouldn’t see that with any other sport teams, except for maybe the Mavericks.
April 6th, 2009 at 10:53 amtoo bad ur #87 got tko’d by Wade Belak…ouch!!!
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