Club Scarlet already boasts 2,000 members

 A bit weird... Oh, well..

"Meanwhile, Club Scarlet already boasts close to 2,000 members"


Staffan Kronwall... right place, right time... :-)


By Jennifer Harper, TWT, Mar. 2, 2009 "Caps woo new kind of hockey fan: women":

The pair's focus is left wing Alex Ovechkin. They stare through a shield at him, their big camera clicking madly as Ovechkin races by in signature power mode down the ice - the moment punctuated by the percussive crack of puck on boards.

The young women exchange glances. They are happy. It was worth the trip.

The Capitals have successfully homed in on the perilous and collective complexities of women, plus the potential enormity of their loyalty. Indeed, female fans may think the players are gorgeous, skilled, courageous and sexy. But there also seems to be a certain amount of old-fashioned chivalry involved.

"There's a wholesome dimension in this experience, and that's refreshing. You don't hear much about NHL guys in trouble," said Liz Spoone, a woman of a certain age who has followed the Caps for more than a decade.

The Capitals are certainly not a nest of solo playboys, either. Of the 22 players, only half are single, and of those, some have long-term girlfriends.

But who cares?

All of them are handsomely showcased at the Club Scarlet Web site, www.ScarletCaps.com, profiled with portraits boasting intense gazes, a hint of a beard, the edge of a fine leather jacket or the weaponlike threat of a hockey stick. There are impressive vital statistics and biographies that emphasize each player's charitable work, sportsmanship and humanity.

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