{"id":85749,"date":"2025-07-23T11:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T11:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/85749\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T11:06:09","slug":"craig-laughlin-to-be-inducted-into-washington-dc-sports-hall-of-fame-as-part-of-2025-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/85749\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Laughlin to be inducted into Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame as part of 2025 class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime Capitals color commentator <strong>Craig Laughlin<\/strong> is set to get another feather in his cap. The Washington Nationals <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@CurlyWLive\/washington-dc-sports-hall-of-fame-to-induct-seven-individuals-one-team-of-distinction-at-faa83933f831\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced Tuesday<\/a> that Laughlin will join the Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Laughlin made his first contributions to DC hockey on the ice, playing for the Capitals between 1982 and 1988. A fan favorite in Washington, he was a member of the first Capitals team to make the playoffs in 1982-83.<\/p>\n<p>Since hanging up his skates, Laughlin has become a beloved member of the Capitals\u2019 broadcast team. He began his television career as an analyst in 1990 before forming an iconic duo with play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati in 1996. Now with Monumental Sports Network, the pair will celebrate their 30th anniversary as broadcast partners in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Laughlin and his wife, Linda, also lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelaughlinfamilyfoundation.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laughlin Family Foundation<\/a>, which seeks to spread awareness and raise funds to fight rare cancers.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitals community rallied behind Laughlin last season as he took time off to <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/01\/11\/craig-laughlin-leave-of-absence-capitals-games-heart-surgery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">undergo open heart surgery<\/a>. After a successful operation, Laughlin made an <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/03\/30\/craig-laughlin-emotional-tribute-capitals-first-game-back-heart-surgery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">emotional return to the broadcast booth<\/a> in March and was able to call Alex Ovechkin\u2019s record-breaking 895th goal on April 6 against the New York Islanders.<\/p>\n<p>Other members of this year\u2019s DC Sports Hall of Fame class include Washington Mystics All-Star Alana Beard, radio voice of Georgetown University men\u2019s basketball Rich Chvotkin, basketball player and coach Johnny Dawkins, Olympic gold medalist Mia Hamm, former George Mason University men\u2019s basketball head coach Jim Larra\u00f1aga, and NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning. Washington\u2019s Super Bowl XXVI-winning roster will also be honored as the 2025 Team of Distinction.<\/p>\n<p>Laughlin and the rest of the Class of 2025 will be formally inducted at 12:30 on August 3 before the Nationals-Milwaukee Brewers game at Nationals Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Longtime Capitals color commentator Craig Laughlin is set to get another feather in his cap. 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