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Alex Ovechkin attends Washington Redskins game, named team’s honorary captain against Colts

By Ian Oland

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September 16, 2018 4:00 pm

Stanley Cup champion Alex Ovechkin was honored by the Washington Redskins ahead of the NFL team’s first home game of the regular season.

Joined by Caps’ Russians Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov at FedEx Field, Ovechkin accompanied Redskins players, including quarterback Alex Smith, for the coin toss as the team’s honorary captain.

He got a very loud reaction from fans when he was announced to the crowd. In fact, it was the loudest the crowd would be all day.

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Ovechkin thanked the team for the honor in an Instagram post. “lets go @redskins …good luck this season!!!! we believe in you boys!!๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช,” Ovechkin wrote.

He even said “Let’s Go Redskins,” for the team’s social media.

Ovechkin, wearing a customized #8 jersey with his name, was joined on the field by a 16-year-old cancer survivor who was the Redskins’ co-captain.

During his time on the field, Ovechkin met with the media, high-fived Redskins fans, and even said hello to Redskins owner Dan Snyder.

After the game started, Ovechkin joined his wife and the rest of his crew in club seats.

Later, a fan showed Ovechkin his new Stanley Cup tattoo in a very sensitive part of his body.

Ultimately Ovechkin did not bring good luck to the Redskins as they fell 21-9 to the Colts in their home opener in front of tens of thousands of open seats.

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