"Created in partnership with graphic designer Sammy Silverman, the tickets feature various images of Alex Ovechkin, who is entering the final year of a five-year contract. The 39-year-old Capitals captain, who surpassed Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer in April and has made no decision about whether this will be his final NHL season, is depicted among his teammates on some tickets and alongside his rivals on others."
"The Capitals introduced mobile ticketing in 2013, according to Chris Sheap, Monumental's senior vice president of ticket operations, and transitioned to mobile-only tickets in 2020. The paper tickets, which are only for regular season games, will be mailed to full season plan holders toward the end of this month. All tickets will be continue to be available online and on mobil"
""We had a lot of debate, because at the core of who we are, it's really about innovation and technology," Jim Van Stone, Monumental Sports and Entertainment's president of business operations and chief commercial officer, said of the decision to bring back commemorative paper tickets for this season. "We were one of the first teams to do digital ticketing, and it's been so efficient for us, but we want our fans to be able to have a keepsake that reminds them of his incredible journey.""
The Washington Capitals will provide paper tickets to full season ticket holders for the 2025-26 regular season as a one-year commemorative offering. The tickets, created with graphic designer Sammy Silverman, depict Alex Ovechkin in various images, sometimes alongside teammates and sometimes with rivals. Ovechkin is entering the final year of a five-year contract, is 39, surpassed Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer in April, and has not decided whether 2025-26 will be his final NHL season. Monumental Sports and Entertainment framed the keepsake decision alongside the franchise's history of mobile ticketing; paper tickets will be mailed to full-season plan holders.
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