Ovechkin and Caps at "Amazing Auction"

 Mar. 10, 2009, "Capitals Amazing Auction Raises Record $110,825 for Charity":

ARLINGTON, Va., – The Washington Capitals held their fourth annual Amazing Auction after the

Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom and Donald Brashear help raise the bid for their poker night at the 2009 Amazing Auction.
Caps game on Sunday, March 8, at Verizon Center. The auction, hosted by Capitals players’ wives and girlfriends, raised a record $110,825 for Washington Capitals Charities. Three hundred people were in attendance at the sold-out event.



Following the game against Pittsburgh, Capitals players and coaches headed to the Acela Club to meet, mingle and sign autographs for guests at the Amazing Auction. The participants were treated to appetizers and drinks, and had the opportunity to meet the entire team and take part in a silent auction, live auction and raffle.



The highest bid of the evening came during the live auction, when one fan bid $11,000 for a dinner with Bruce and Crystal Boudreau and Dean and Sherry Evason at the Boudreaus’ residence. Other unique items included an autographed portrait of Alex Ovechkin by renowned local artist Anna Rose Soevik and a night of bowling with Mike Green, Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin. The silent auction saw its highest bid of $3,000 go for a game-worn Nicklas Backstrom jersey.

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