Alex Luey, a friend of the Capitals and especially Alex Ovechkin, attended the Leafs’ game to see his favorite team. According to the pregame broadcast, he got to read the starting lineup in the locker room.
Luey first met Ovechkin in 2017, when he was declared cancer-free. Luey’s cancer has returned and is untreatable.
So proud of my son Alex, this weekend he played his heart out at the #HSSledgechallenge on Friday and participated in the #rankinrun on Saturday all while battling cancer that has returned and, we’ve learned, is untreatable #Lueystrong #RankinCancerRun pic.twitter.com/ViJ2uGliCv
— Scott Luey (@cao4poco) May 26, 2019
According to Alex Luey’s dad Scott, he got a day pass from McMaster Children’s Hospital to attend the Leafs game.
On a day pass from @mch_childrens to catch up with our old buddy @ovi8 #ALLCAPS #LUEYStrong pc: @SNChrisSimpson pic.twitter.com/P6mtB2qwNF
— Scott Luey (@cao4poco) October 29, 2019
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, and Ovi–Luey’s favorite player–made sure to get fist bumps on their way to the game.
Last minute fist bumps from @ovi8 and the @Capitals before hitting the ice. #LueyStrong pic.twitter.com/5uT2xIsXym
— Christine Simpson (@SNChrisSimpson) October 29, 2019
Leafs legend Wendel Clark also stopped to say hello in Scotiabank Arena.
Pretty cool when a @MapleLeafs legend stops for a pic with a couple of @Capitals fans!! #LUEYStrong pic.twitter.com/Jx5eQtEeDR
— Scott Luey (@cao4poco) October 29, 2019
Previously, Ovechkin scored a hattrick for Luey.
Alex Luey back in the building! How many goals is @ovi8 scoring tonight? #CapsLeafs pic.twitter.com/SUfxjL8qRf
— Washington 👻 Capitals (@Capitals) October 29, 2019
Ovechkin scored for Luey again in the third period.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Maple Leafs
Headline photo: @SNChrisSimpson
