Hockey!

Congratulations to the @Capitals! This @NHLBlackhawks fan knows what it’s like to lift that cup – and I’m happy for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 12, 2018

Early Bird Chat

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All Times Eastern

10AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:05AM: President Obama departs the White House

1:05PM: President Obama arrives in Chicago

2:35PM: President Obama delivers remarks

2:35PM: President Obama delivers remarks at a fundraiser for House Democrats; private residence

5PM: President Obama delivers remarks at a fundraiser for DNC; private residence

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The President And The Chicago Blackhawks

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an event where he honored the 2013 Stanley Cup Champions Chicago Blackhawks

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President Barack Obama receives a jersey from Chicago Blackhawks team captain Jonathan Toews

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President Barack Obama jokes about using a hockey stick on members of Congress as Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz speaks

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Chicago Blackhawks players laugh as President Barack Obama jokes that he could not allow any remarks by goaltender Corey Crawford, who gained some notoriety by using expletives during the team’s public victory celebration

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President Barack Obama holds a jersey given to him by the Chicago Blackhawks with Blackhawks President and CEO John McDonough, team captain Jonathan Toews and center Patrick Kane

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Having a Ball

Ball: Float. In. Air. #JediMindMeld

Nonchalant after doing Jedi Mind Meld thing

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President Obama hosts a ceremony honoring players and coaches from the National Hockey League Stanley Cup-winning Los Angeles Kings and the Major League Soccer champions Los Angeles Galaxy in the East Room of the White House, March 26

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I don’t want to talk about football/soccer ever again after watching Ireland v Austria.

Okay, I do:

If Ireland had President Obama’s flippin’ ball control, I’d now be swigging champagne.

But …… 😦

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Back in a bit, I need to mend my broken heart.

welcome to dc, timmy

AP: With Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas back in the nation’s capital, Washington Capitals fans weren’t going to let him forget his skipped trip to the White House.

At Game 3 of the Bruins-Capitals playoff series Monday night, several spectators showed up with pictures of President Barack Obama and signs taunting Thomas. In January, he didn’t show up when the rest of the Bruins were invited to the Stanley Cup champions’ traditional visit to the president’s office.

Thomas, born in Michigan, said at the time he believes the federal government “has grown out of control.”

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Morning everyone – I’ll be back in a while with Rise and Shine

let’s move!

Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green, First Lady Michelle Obama and Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp (L to R) drop a ball to start off a street hockey game on the South Lawn of the White House as part of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” program, March 11

barack & the blackhawks

President Barack Obama hosts the 2010 Stanley Cup Champions Chicago Blackhawks on the South Lawn of the White House, March 11

smile

….with David Axelrod and speechwriters Jonathan Lovett and Jon Favreau, while reading a draft of his remarks for the White House Correspondents Association dinner, April 30, 2010

….with Bono in the Oval Office, April, 30, 2010

….with patrons at Jerry’s Family Restaurant in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, April 27, 2010

…at Jerry’s Family Restaurant, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, April 27, 2010

…with patrons at 12 Bones restaurant in Asheville, N.C., April 23, 2010

…with members of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey team, April 21, 2010

…holding an “I’m an Obamanaut” bumper sticker at NASA operations at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 15, 2010

…with Garth Brooks at the White House, April 14, 2010. The President was presented with the 2007 Grammy Award for best spoken word album for his book “The Audacity of Hope”

….walking to an outdoor meeting in the Rose Garden, April 6, 2010

…pitching in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 31, 2010

…giving personal secretary Katie Johnson a birthday gift, March 26, 2010

More 🙂 photos….The Best Medicine

show me your medals!

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet members of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey team in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, April 21, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

o canada!

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs wears a Canadian Olympic team hockey jersey during his news briefing at the White House in Washington, March 12, 2010. Gibbs lost a bet he made with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s spokesman Dimitri Soudas on the gold medal game’s result between Canada and the United States where the Canadians won 3-2 in overtime.