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
