The Alex Ovechkin Goodwill Tour visited its home base of Kettler Capitals Iceplex Tuesday morning to make a tiny boy’s dream come true.
The boy, nine-year-old Michael Taylor, took a pre-dawn flight from Boston to watch Capitals practice for his birthday with his mother. Of course he brought a sign along with him. One side read I came from Boston for my 9th b-day to meet Ovi!! while the other was a birthday tribute to Matt Niskanen.
Long way to come to meet Ovechkin pic.twitter.com/ZcWBXRQqlb
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) December 6, 2016
“It was my birthday and I had a dream of meeting Ovechkin,” Taylor said to the Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg.
That dream became a reality when Ovechkin walked over to the gate fans congregate at to greet Michael after practice.
Ovechkin signed Michael’s puck and mingled. The boy’s day was made.
Comes all the way from Boston, gets to meet @ovi8 🙌 pic.twitter.com/z5Gc1BKJu7
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 6, 2016
Michael explained Ovechkin was his favorite player “because he’s better than anyone in the NHL.” That’s a solid reason though let’s agree to not talk about all the minor penalties lately.
