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    Home / News / Alex Ovechkin wins NHL’s GIF of the Year

    Alex Ovechkin wins NHL’s GIF of the Year

    By Ian Oland

     2 Comments

    June 13, 2020 4:17 pm

    Not only is Alex Ovechkin the Maurice “Rocket” Richard winner, but the future Hall of Famer has also won NHL’s GIF of the Year in the league’s 2020 Fans Choice Awards.

    The GIF is entitled “Surprise Ovi.”

    Surprise @ovi8. pic.twitter.com/s3bwS3ubwE

    — NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) November 15, 2019

    Ovechkin won by .2 of a percent (!!!), narrowly defeating Gabriel Landeskog’s Video Bomb 31.1 percent to 30.9.

    Screenshot courtesy of NHL.com

    The other GIFs nominated include Ryan Miller’s (Pewpy) Reaction and Expressive Mark Stone.

    1st

    Surprise @ovi8 never gets old! 😂

    Vote for GIF of the Year in the #NHLFanChoice Awards! ➡️ https://t.co/1U8arf0ou3 pic.twitter.com/inItTcnUU9

    — NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) May 23, 2020

    2nd

    We're only *kinda* sorry for this shameless plug to vote for Gabe by posting it 100000000x 😜

    VOTE: https://t.co/kCu4XGifg0#NHLFanChoice #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/WLn91MaxjN

    — x-Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) May 28, 2020

    3rd

    Our guy @RyanMiller3039 needs your support in the #NHLFanChoice Awards. Today is the last day to vote!

    ➡️ https://t.co/INGKjiHzR1 pic.twitter.com/ZNaE8g7Htg

    — Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) May 29, 2020

    4th

    What's your favorite Mark Stone expression? 😜😏🥴

    Vote for GIF of the Year in the #NHLFanChoice Awards! ➡️ https://t.co/1U8arf0ou3 pic.twitter.com/HVssYgSeXS

    — NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) May 14, 2020

    It’s the second time over the last three years that the Capitals have laid claim to the fan choice award. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Brett Connolly’s failed fist bump won Best GIF in 2018.

    GIF courtesy of the @NHL

    Alex Ovechkin, NHL Fan Choice Awards, NHL GIF of the Year
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