Capitals Win 'Best Mascot Video' Award at 2023 IDEA Conference

The Washington Capitals received a Golden Matrix Award (GMA) for Best Mascot Video at the 41st annual Information Display and Entertainment Association (IDEA) conference in Austin, Texas on July 12.

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, Slapshot visits the US National Archives in Washington, D.C., where he districts museum staff in order to transfer the Declaration of Independence from the national Archives to Capital One Arena in time for puck drop.

The video's concept was developed by Capitals game presentation employees Andrew Hill and Alexa Ikeler, who accepted the award on behalf of the Capitals. From the productions team, Aimee Brillhart served as executive producer and Stephanie De Lancey served as producer. Tim Libeau served as editor, while Nial Nelson-Hopkins completed motion graphics.

The Capitals were also nominated for a Golden Matrix Award in the Best Music Video category for "Caps 11." Caps 11 is an original song that the Capitals collaborated on with musical artist Saukrates, dedicated to honoring the 11 Black alumni in Capitals history. The song debuted in-game on Feb. 25 during the Capitals annual Black History game.

IDEA Annually recognizes superior achievement throughout the event presentation industry by awarding its GMAs at the annual IDEA Conference. The purpose of the GMAs is to recognize artistic, entertainment and technical excellence in the programming of large screen video and fascia displays.

In order to be eligible, entries must have been produced by an Active IDEA member for display on the member's system to a live audience during an event. The GMAs give members the opportunity to show off their best work to their colleagues and voting for all categories is done by the membership.