Trump Hosts Stanley Cup Champion Capitals at White House

President Donald Trump, center, hosts the 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals hockey team in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. Some of the team attending are Alex Ovechkin, third from left, John Carlson, fourth from left, T.J. Oshie, sixth from left, and team owner Ted Leonsis, third from right. Susan Walsh/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed Alex Ovechkin and the reigning NHL champion Washington Capitals to the Oval Office on March 26 to congratulate them for winning the Stanley Cup in June.

Trump said it was an honor to host the team because he is a hockey fan and a Capitals fan. The president called the Capitals “winners” and said there is “an awfully good chance” they will repeat this season.