My sport apparel jinx may finally be over, thanks to a new Washington Capitals-related t-shirt.

I wrote last year about the often troublesome things that happen to players when I get their jersey or shirt — a nasty concussion for Nicklas Backstrom, ACL/MCL tears for Jason Sehorn.

But on February 9, this t-shirt arrived in the mail:

A tiny bit of background for you.  For a few years, a dedicated group of fans in Washington named themselves Knuble’s Knights in support of Mike Knuble.  He left the team this season, so the guys needed a new player to love.  They landed on Troy Brouwer, naming themselves the Brouwer Rangers, complete with red Power Ranger-like suits they wear to games.

@cjhannas yes, thankfully.
— Brouwer Rangers (@brouwerrangers) March 8, 2013

Since getting my shirt, the Capitals have won 8-of-11 games.  Brouwer himself scored four goals in the first three games, and has eight goals and four assists during that period.

Last night, I went to my first game since getting the shirt, and naturally had to wear it:

What happened?  Well, the Caps scored on their first shot.  Then they scored on their second shot.  And then their sixth shot.  And then their eighth shot.  They were up 4-0 after 8:10.  The opposing team changed goalies after that second goal — 3:10 into the game.  He would have barely made it through two renditions of the national anthem.

The Caps eventually won 7-1, and given that they also missed a few wide open nets, it could have been even better.

Go Go Brouwer Rangers!!!