Saturday marks a month since 67 people died after a commercial plane collided with a helicopter while landing at DCA airport in Washington, DC.
Among them were members of the figure skating community who returned from the Kansas tournament.
During a home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Washington Capitals honor the victim by decaling helmets. Tampa Bay players will also wear them.
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The emergency response unit searched the crash site of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane approached Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on January 30, 2025. A flight from Wichita, Kansas collided into the air with a military helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport. Reports showed that no survivors were among the 67 people aboard both aircraft. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
The decals feature figure skating and hockey skating. The date “1.29.25” is surrounded by a heart shape.
6 members of Skate Clubs in Boston On board Flight 5342, US figure skating said in a statement that “several members of our skating community” were on the plane.
Close-up view of the capital and lightning decal members will be worn on Saturday. (Washington Capitals)
The Kremlin confirmed that two former Olympic athletes, Evgenia Sishkova and Vadim Naumov, were also among the victims of the crash.
60 passengers and four crew members were on American Airlines flights, and the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter had three soldiers.
Cap is running away at the Eastern Conference and leads with 82 points.
Alex Ovechkin, who is number 8 for the Washington Capitals, will face the Utah Hockey Club on November 18, 2024 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Jamie Sabau/nhli via Getty Images)
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Not only are they a Stanley Cup competitor, but longtime team captain Alex Ovechkin is working on his quest to become the league's greatest goalscorer ever. Ovechkin is just 13 goals away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky.
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