With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...
Alex Ovechkin took ... fan’s day. The Washington Capitals forward met with Capitals legend Peter Bondra’s grandson before hitting the ice, and gifted the young fan a signed stick.
Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin. "That's the real one," said Cooley, who's now playing for the Utah Hockey Club.