Tom Wilson Gets a Long-Overdue Volleyball Bobblehead
Back in 2016, the Capitals held a vote for a stadium giveaway bobblehead, in which Braden Holtby won by a landslide. The other options were Justin Williams with his hair up high, and Tom Wilson wearing his halloween costume: Wilson the volleyball, from the movie Castaway.
The bobblehead will be given to fans who attend the March 24th game against the St. Louis Blues.
“I will not demand a recount,” Williams said to me after the results came through. Wilson, on the other had, was far more bitter:
Candidate @tom_wilso… Still bitter…
Get your @CapitalOne #BobbleBeast on March 21! Limited Tix: https://t.co/Ky1x0VYqq0 https://t.co/2MuFzidsxn— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 17, 2017
Here is the Caps’ announcement:
IT’S WILSONNNN!
All-fan Tom Wilson bobblehead giveaway, courtesy of @CapitalOne on March 24 for #CapsBlues.
🏐 https://t.co/NnM4dL2pXn pic.twitter.com/9AsNoQuHvp
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 2, 2020
What the bobblehead is based on:
Wilsonnnn!!!! Happy Halloween🎃🎃 pic.twitter.com/8lui8Ew6uI
— Tom Wilson (@tom_wilso) October 24, 2015