I don’t know much about hockey, but I know I like to see rich old men cry. That’s why I say hurrah for Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, who got so choked up after last night’s loss that he needed a hug (above). Even if Flyers fan Mike Stewart thinks you need to drink blood during the off-season to be a real hockey team, the Capitals are cool with me.

They’re also cool with The D.C. Universe, the sleeper hit of DC blogs: “Seeing Leonsis looking as absolutely devastated as he did after the loss made for both an extremely surprising and an extremely powerful image.”

As far as D.C. versus Philadelphia goes in general, I cite this and this. But I guess it doesn’t matter because the Flyers are such barbarian mountain men vikings.

-Will Sommer, Blog Editor. Picture from DC Universe.

I don’t like D.C.’s gangs of candy-ass prancers sports teams, being from Philly (save the United–I highly respect something like a real barra brava in the States). And the Flyers’ 3-2 OT game 7 win over the Capitals last night was especially gratifying, keeping in mind this Washington Post article by Mike Wise, written after game 2. Whining about the Flyers and their fans, Wise wishes for a happier time when players shared orange slices between periods and fans politely applauded both teams for their 110% effort. Here are a couple choice parts:

For most of the evening, there was this unmistakable air of testosterone coming from the Flyers’ direction that just reeked of physicality, a way of exerting their mauling style on the Capitals that just sent their denizens into some medieval state of euphoria.

Well, I feel like a barbarian. It gets better:

Something about this R-rated environment is just not conducive to Ted Leonsis‘ Family Pack Night or Ovie on Ice. The contrasts are so stark and revealing.

The Caps’ postseason slogan: “Rock The Red.” The Flyers? “Vengeance Now,” which comes across as less of a slogan and more of a sequel to Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish.”

Yeah, the Flyers should go home and think about the way they’re approaching the only sport left where fights are a regular, acceptable part of the game. Except now the Caps are the ones sitting at home, sucka. Even Caps’ players are calling Flyers’ fans better. I mean come on, it’s not as if the Caps were playing this other famous Pennsylvania team:

Georgetown Day’s coming up this Friday, and its website boasts that it will be “one of the community’s most memorable experiences on the Hilltop!”. That’s not exactly the Georgetown Day I remember from last year, but maybe I missed the best stuff–where and what, readers, should every Hoya check out to get the full Georgetown Day experience?

I’ll start. Last year there was a bouncy castle on Leavey Esplanade which was pretty cool if you stood in line for it, and there was a free ice cream in front of the library, which is probably the worst place on campus to give people ice cream in front of. Best of all, the schedule promises Family Hour on Copley Lawn, which sounds like ‘Come on guys, put that beer away, the professors’ kids are here.’ but is actually Elmo and Winnie the Pooh cosplay.

-Will Sommer, Blog Editor. Photo from Flickr user World of Oddy.