Caps applied for parade application before Game 5

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The Washington Capitals were destined to win Game 5 of the Stanley Cup.

They were so sure of it, that they applied for the victory parade the morning before the Cup-clinching win. That takes some big pucks.
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The date and time on the application were spotted by Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4), a host for NBC-4:

It appears from the time stamp by @NationalMallNPS application that the @Capitals @TedLeonsis made the request for a #StanleyCupChampions victory parade BEFORE winning game 5. Time stamp is June 7 10:22am pic.twitter.com/A8pI58PJDy

— Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) June 8, 2018

2 groups have submitted applications to National Park Service for @Capitals parade and celebration including the team which asked for:6/8-6/203rd -12th stNational Mall center PanelsConstitution Ave 15th-23rd#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/WJVcN5iYlH

— Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) June 8, 2018

File this application under "all is well that ends well." 

From a logistical standpoint, applying early makes a lot of sense for team officials. Celebrations for hundreds of thousands of people take a long time to plan and execute. Government bureaucracy is notoriously slow to navigate, even if the National Parks Service was expecting the application.

If the Caps had failed to secure victory in Game 5, they likely could have just withdrawn the application and tried again for Game 6, or Game 7, as necessary.

Instead, they called their shot on the morning of Game 5 and locked in the biggest D.C. sports party of the millennium.

 

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