The Canadian vs. Norway game yesterday was an amazing experience. A sold out building; a hometown crowd; and a great team playing an under manned opponent on home ice in a hockey crazed land. The crowd management was good and security while tight was manageable.

The flags were waving. The music was playing loud. The crowd was chanting .It was an 8 to 0 blowout game.

But to be honest our Red Outs and our crowds at Caps games are louder and more passionate than this game at the Olympics. I mean that. Our playoff game crowds or our crowds when we play the Penguins or Flyers are as loud as or louder than these Olympic crowds. I think part of the reason is that about 3,000 seats are allocated for media at these Olympic games and about 1,000 seats for every event go unused as they must be set aside for VIPs and for some reason people just don’t show up or recycle their tickets.

Thank you Caps fans. We have created an amazing experience at Verizon Center for our franchise. That fact really hit me at the Canada vs. Norway game. Our crowds are truly loud and proud. We can be matched up against the best of the best buildings and experiences in the hockey world. Go Caps!

My wife and I attended the USA vs. Russia woman’s hockey game yesterday. It was a blow out win for America 13 to 0. And it could have been 20 to 0. We played that well. There was no female equivalent for Alex Ovechkin on the Russian squad.

It was an honor to attend the game and sit with folks that truly care about woman’s hockey in the United States. There are now more than 55,000 women that play the game in the States. They play it with pride and passion and excellence.

Look to a Canada vs. USA final playing for the Gold Medal. I was very proud of the way we played and was happy to be there to show our support of this team. To be honest, I was the only NHL owner or representative at the game and I was glad I went. It was a fun experience.

We also attended the Canadian men’s national team game as well as the USA men’s game. Both were well played and both were victories for Canada and the US. Russia is about to play at 9:00 pm. What a full day around the ice.