Caps owner Ted Leonsis featured on CSN
By: Jim Williams
The Examiner
This is a big week for the Caps and their owner Ted Leonsis as the both will be getting the star treatment. On Wednesday night at 7pm Comcast SportsNet will debut a new installment of their very entertaining series “My Life 360” and their subject will be Leonsis who will be profiled by fellow Georgetown alum Ronny Thompson.
The Caps owner will talk about his growing sports empire and also about his roots that started in Brooklyn and brought to be one of the most respected sports owners not only in the NHL but in all sports. Also helping the fans understand the man behind the team will be All-Star Alex Ovechkin, Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau, member of the Capitals ownership group and Washington Nationals owner Mark D. Lerner, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia.
Following the show the Montreal visits Chinatown for a big showdown with the Caps at 7:30pm on the network.
Denis Casavant is the French broadcaster who will be doing the game throughout Canada tonight on RDS told me: “There is no doubt that Ovechkin is the biggest draw in the entire NHL as far as Canada goes. He is bigger than Kobe Bryant or LeBron James in this country. Whenever OV and the Caps play on TV in Canada they ratings are monster. ”
However that is far from the end of the Caps big week as they will be featured nationally as part of the NHL on NBC Sunday Game of the Week against the Pens 12:30pm on NBC4 and WBAL –TV.
I spoke to NBC Executive producer Sam Flood earlier this season and he was excited about having the Caps on the network’s prime broadcast. “There is no doubt to anyone who is a fan of the NHL that Washington is quickly becoming one of the elite teams in the league. Ovechkin is a rock star, he can’t walk the streets in Canada without being stopped and Mike Green is another young star that is causing a buzz. I am happy that the Washington area is embracing this team and I know that they are watching some very special players. As for the game the Caps will face tough competition in Pittsburgh and I really think that we maybe seeing a preview of a Stanley Cup Eastern Final when these two teams meet.”
So the Caps keep winning, they keep selling out the “phone booth” and they continue to attract plenty of national as well as international attention along the way.
