John Walton Reflects on the Championship Run

Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin

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Washington Capitals, Hockey, Craig Laughlin, Sports News, Ice Hockey, News, Sports, Nhl, Joe Beninati

4.8 • 528 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Rob and Tarik are visited in studio by John Walton, radio voice of the Capitals, as they look back at his most famous calls from the Caps drive to the Stanley Cup. They also look at the winning effect of hockey within the city, the turning points of the season, John's plans for his day w/ the cup, & more.

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone?
0:03.8	Welcome in to a special edition of our Caps face-off podcast for Friday, August 3rd.
0:09.0	I'm Rob Carlin along with Tauric L. Bashir and our very special guest who came in wearing flip-flops and shorts and proud of it.
0:18.5	The voice of the Washington Capitol is on the radio.
0:21.9	John Walton is in studio.
0:24.9	But before we actually hear from John today, let's go back to John's call on the night
0:31.7	of June 6th.
0:33.9	Was it June 6th or June 7th?
0:35.7	7th.
0:36.1	June 7th when the Caps finally won their first Stanley Cup.
0:40.0	All we need is a puck drop and release the hounds.
0:44.1	Eller for the draw.
0:46.2	And as the puck drops, the words that D.C. fans have been waiting to hear since
0:52.4	1974.
0:54.1	The Washington Capitals are the 2018 Stanley Cup champions.
1:00.8	It's not a dream.
1:02.6	It's not a desert barrage.
1:04.4	It's Lord Stanley.
1:06.1	And he is coming to Washington.
1:12.0	I love that.
1:13.1	Your voice almost didn't make it.
1:15.3	I was not wearing flip-blops that time, by the way.
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