Ken Brasington and his wife at Friday's Capitals-Hurricanes game, before Alex Ovechkin completed his hat trick. (Courtesy of Ken Brasington)Last Friday, 38-year-old Caps fan Ken Brasington and his wife traveled from Charlotte to Raleigh, N.C., to see their favorite team play the Hurricanes. Then he watched as another Capitals fan picked up the hat and tossed it again. “I thought, ‘Oh my God, there it goes,’" said Brasington, who grew up in Stafford and has been a Capitals fan since 1985. (Courtesy of Ken Brasington)“I think, total, that thing has seen 33 countries, four IEDs, and two combat zones,” Brasington said.

Source: Washington Post December 20, 2018 11:03 UTC