{"id":420076,"date":"2026-01-21T04:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/420076\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T04:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:12:08","slug":"tom-wilson-lead-fashion-cop-of-the-capitals-kangaroo-court-forced-brandon-duhaime-to-wear-suits-for-two-weeks-after-he-wore-an-outfit-he-didnt-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/420076\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Wilson, lead fashion cop of the Capitals\u2019 kangaroo court, forced Brandon Duhaime to wear suits for two weeks after he wore an outfit he didn\u2019t like"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several players on this year\u2019s Washington Capitals roster have taken advantage of the NHL\u2019s decision to end off-ice dress codes\u00a0prior to this season.<\/p>\n<p>One of those players is Brandon Duhaime, who apparently caught heat from locker room fashion cop, Tom Wilson, for one of his recent outfits.<\/p>\n<p>Duhaime told the story of his run-in with the Capitals\u2019 alternate captain and how Wilson\u2019s dislike of his outfit forced him to dress more formally for the next two weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fHuj7POB-h8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on the most recent episode of The Line Change Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, if you show up with a bad fit, you can have to wear a suit for two weeks,\u201d Duhaime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fHuj7POB-h8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told host Katie Florio<\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019ve got a suspension.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked to identify who was the one making those decisions, Duhaime quickly outted Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom would probably be the guy,\u201d he said. \u201cTom gave me a two-week suspension for having a great outfit, I guess. I just got off that suspension, and last game was my first game back. This is strictly based on if he likes it or not. For the most part, he\u2019s usually wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duhaime also revealed why he believes Wilson has seemingly made him a target for punishment. \u201cUsually, you go after the guy with good style,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know what I mean? That\u2019s kinda the way I look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Connor McMichael, who joined Duhaime as a guest on the podcast, agreed, saying, \u201cYeah, they\u2019re jealous,\u201d but also gave his own potential explanation. \u201cNo Reebook,\u201d McMichael said.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson officially <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/05\/14\/tom-wilson-reebok-hockey-endorsement-brand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">became partners with Reebok<\/a> after signing an endorsement deal with the brand last year. Since the agreement was signed, Wilson has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/capitals\/video\/topic\/locker-room\/tom-wilson-and-logan-thompson-postgame-6372011672112\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">worn a navy blue Reebok undershirt<\/a> during games featuring his number 43 on the chest, as well as lifestyle gear, including different-colored Reebok Hockey hats,\u00a0at press conferences.<\/p>\n<p>Duhaime and McMichael later selected Swedish defender Rasmus Sandin and winger Sonny Milano as their two teammates with the best style.<\/p>\n<p>Duhaime, recently freed from suspension, expects to be quickly put back on notice by Wilson once the latter returns from the upper-body injury that has kept him out of the lineup for eight games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t playing, so he didn\u2019t see me walk in last game,\u201d Duhaime said. \u201cHe\u2019ll probably end up putting me on suspension again, but it is what it is. I\u2019ll take it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last outfit of Duhaime\u2019s that the Capitals have on record included a simple grey crewneck sweatshirt. He wore it ahead of the team\u2019s game against the Florida Panthers last weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-577354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brandon-duhaime-sweater.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Duhaime\" width=\"1342\" height=\"895\"  \/>Screenshot: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Capitals\/status\/2012657075160060266\" rel=\"nofollow\">@capitals\/X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Capitals are currently on a season-long, six-game road trip, so any future glimpses of Duhaime\u2019s fits will likely come when they return to Capital One Arena at the end of this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several players on this year\u2019s Washington Capitals roster have taken advantage of the NHL\u2019s decision to end off-ice&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-420076","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-nhl","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}