"With the Capitals set to hit the road for their annual Mentors' Trip on Thursday, the team hosted dads, brothers, and other loved ones as they watched practice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Head coach Spencer Carbery hopes the quality time with family will give the group a much-needed boost. "It kind of breaks it up a little bit, this final push to the Olympic break," he said. "So I think it does come at a good time.""
"While the team usually opts to bring the mentors to a warm locale, Carbery was excited about the less conventional destination. "The automatic default mentors' trip is Florida, right?" he said. "This, I think, is great, because you get - Chicago's a great city in the United States. And then you get Nashville, which is in itself an interesting city.""
"Carbery still remembered when he first went to Nashville, though the trip would mark his father's first time in the city. "First time was when we played that rookie tournament a few years back when I was with Hershey," he said. "And I just didn't really understand (beforehand) the grasp of Broadway, and how that is, and the amount of people, and the music from every different place. I'm like 'Oh my gosh.' So that'll be cool, to be able to share that.""
The Washington Capitals hosted fathers, brothers, and loved ones at practice before departing for their annual Mentors' Trip to Chicago and Nashville. The team aims to use family time to refresh players during the final push before the Olympic break. The Mentors' Trip schedule features a game in Chicago against the Blackhawks and a game in Nashville against the Predators. Coach Spencer Carbery welcomed the nontraditional itinerary as an opportunity to share city experiences with mentors and family. Carbery recalled his first visit to Nashville and expressed excitement that his father will see Broadway. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren connected the trip to road-trip memories with his father.
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