WASHINGTON — Believe it or not, the first practices for the 2018-19 NHL season begin Friday. Thus officially marks the end of the Summer of Ovi, the wildest extended championship celebration in recent, or even extended memory.
But before we drop the puck for another season, let’s take a walk down memory lane, starting with Game 5, and look at everything that’s happened since the Caps won the Cup.
![Fans and Washington Capitals players celebrate a goal by Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly during the third period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Caps-Game-3-AP.jpg)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Imagine winning a #StanleyCup. For this #ALLCAPS team. After all these years. Then stepping out, with all that adrenaline, into the Las Vegas night
— Noah Frank (@NoahAFrank) June 8, 2018
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
![Caps fans pour onto the National Mall for the rally and to get in position to see the parade. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dave-dildine-1-1880x1252.jpg)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
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WTOP/Mike Murillo
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File
![Washington Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer, right, of Germany, celebrates with defenseman John Carlson (74) after an NHL hockey game as Tampa Bay Lightning center Cedric Paquette (13) skates away, Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/AP_17329025066573-1880x1236.jpg)
AP Photo/Nick Wass
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
![Washington Capitals assistant coach Todd Reirden talks with the team during a timeout in the third period of Game 1 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs against the Philadelphia Flyers, Thursday, April 14, 2016, in Washington. The Capitals won 2-0. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ToddReirden.jpg)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
![Fans rocked the red on Saturday at Fanfest for a picture with the Stanley Cup and a chance to get a peak at the team's development camp scrimmage at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/3-4.jpg)
WTOP/Melissa Howell
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WTOP/Megan Cloherty
AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov
AP Photo/John Locher, File
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AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
![Fans and Washington Capitals players celebrate a goal by Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly during the third period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Caps-Game-3-AP-260x174.jpg)
![Caps fans pour onto the National Mall for the rally and to get in position to see the parade. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dave-dildine-1-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_7637-260x174.jpg)
![Washington Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer, right, of Germany, celebrates with defenseman John Carlson (74) after an NHL hockey game as Tampa Bay Lightning center Cedric Paquette (13) skates away, Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/AP_17329025066573-260x174.jpg)
![Washington Capitals assistant coach Todd Reirden talks with the team during a timeout in the third period of Game 1 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs against the Philadelphia Flyers, Thursday, April 14, 2016, in Washington. The Capitals won 2-0. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ToddReirden-260x174.jpg)
![Fans rocked the red on Saturday at Fanfest for a picture with the Stanley Cup and a chance to get a peak at the team's development camp scrimmage at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/3-4-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DIPG1-260x174.jpg)