ANALYSIS/OPINION
You might not have noticed last week, with all the attention being paid to Nationals Park and South Capitol Street. But there were a couple of sonic booms that came from Chinatown — specifically the building formerly known as the Verizon Center, now called Capital One Arena.
Part of that noise was Alex Ovechkin, blasting a hat trick in the Washington Capitals‘ home-opening 6-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. But several days before that, there was an even bigger boom that reverberated through the newly-named arena.
Monumental Sports — owners of the Capitals, Wizards, Mystics, Capital One Arena and numerous other assets of note — had a new investor.