Slapshot is the official mascot for the

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team based in

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He is a large bald eagle that wears the team's uniform with the number 00. Slapshot is seen at home games as well as at numerous community functions, and has become an important part of the Capitals brand throughout the D.C. region.

Biography

Slapshot was unveiled on November 18, 1995. He was first introduced to home fans by Stephanie Williams, a 5th Grader from Fairfax Station, Virginia who won a naming contest for the new mascot. Slapshot can be seen at every home game and is often joined by secondary mascots, Air Slapshot and Hat Trick. He makes hundreds of appearances each year in the Maryland, Virginia and DC region, soaring into charity fundraisers, community festivals and parades. He has also performed across the country and in 2009 he was on ''

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'' alongside Bailey from the

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, Carlton from the

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and Stanley C. Panther from the

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. Slapshot often dons different costumes, such as Santa during the holidays and as the President to commemorate when the Washington Capitals won the

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. Slapshot also has a notable rivalry with the

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mascot Stormy.

Gallery

File:Verizon Center (16809072192).jpg, Exciting the fans before the players take the ice in 2015. File:Washington Mascot Slapshot - 2020 - All-Pro Reels (49479663516).jpg, Waving a Capitals banner before the team faces the Penguins in 2020. File:Caps win (34191007486).jpg, Waving a "Caps Win" flag following a playoff win in 2017. File:2017 Capital Pride (Washington, D.C.) - 026.jpg, At the 2017 Capital Pride Parade. File:Stanley Cup Parade (42853180231).jpg, Driving his car at the team's 2018 Stanley Cup Parade.

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Biography

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