One-year-old Sergei Ovechkin recently learned to dance. It appears the dancing bug has bit him, just like dad, and now he can’t stop moving to the beat.
Nastya Ovechkina showed off her son’s dancing on her Instagram Story Wednesday afternoon. Sergei did it in front of his dad’s giant stick collection. Many of the twigs showed off in the video appear to be from his own milestone moments.
CCM announced that it would be donating 500,000 masks to frontline healthcare workers Wednesday morning.
The popular hockey equipment manufacturer is teaming up with its roster of endorsees to help protect Canadian doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nic Dowd and Paige Dowd, who created the charity Dowd’s Crowd last year, are looking for your help during quarantine to complete their logo.
The couple is asking fans to fill out an outline of a puzzle piece. How you complete the challenge (photoshop, illustrator, crayons) is up to you. It’s a “perfect project for homeschool art class,” Paige said in a tweet.
Alex Ovechkin posted a video on his Instagram late Tuesday night. To Drake’s Nonstop, The Great 8 shaved his unkempt quarantine beard as his wife Nastya danced in the background.
This is quality quarantine content, you guys.
Michal Kempny is one of nine Capitals players who left North America to return to his home country during the coronavirus outbreak. Tuesday, the Capitals defenseman jumped on Instagram to tell Capitals fans he misses them.
“Breathe in & breathe out 🙏🏻,” Kempny wrote. “I can’t wait for the moment when I see you all at the game after this 🏒 #staysafe”
Tom Wilson’s rescue puppy Halle is rapidly growing. She’s also very, very sweepy.
Taylor Pischke, Wilson’s girlfriend, took video of 12-wee-old Halle sleeping on the Capitals forward as he sat in a chair. “Up at 7, naps at 8 💤 #puppylife,” the couple wrote on the dog’s Instagram page.
Halle is a black lab mix and was rescued from a cruelty situation in Mississippi.
Alex Ovechkin logged on social media to thank all the frontline workers who are battling COVID-19 on Tuesday. Nearly 13k people in the United States have died and 394k have contracted the novel coronavirus so far.
“Thank you to all doctors and hospital teams for everything you are doing ))We thank you!!!! God bless 🙏🙏” Ovechkin wrote.
He posted a photo of himself posing with the Stanley Cup and healthcare workers.
The Washington Nationals and Michelin star chef José Andrés are partnering to turn Nationals Park into a community kitchen to help feed the hungry through World Central Kitchen. Tuesday marked the first day that the stadium re-opened during what was supposed to be the 2020 MLB season.
According to a release, Nationals Park is uniquely suited to large-scale food production and is located in the heart of an at-risk community. The Nationals worked with their landlord, Events DC, to obtain permission to have several kitchens within the ballpark available for use by World Central Kitchen.
“We didn’t have Opening Day, but I think all the Nationals fans they should be proud,” José Andrés, a DC native, said in a video. “This is like Opening Day. Today we open the stadium to feed those in need and that we all should be so proud. Thank you again, Nationals.”
Tuesday was the first day of operations and 1,000 meals were produced and distributed. Once fully ramped up, José Andrés expects his team to produce tens of thousands of meals for the hungry every day.
The NHL announced Tuesday afternoon that a third Colorado Avalanche player has tested positive for COVID-19.
The statement read, “The Colorado Avalanche were advised this morning that a third player has tested positive for COVID-19. The player is in self-isolation and has not had close contact with any other Avalanche players or staff members.”
Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky will be upcoming guests on a #HockeyAtHome Interview Series produced by NBC. The NHL announced the news in a press release Tuesday afternoon.
According to the league, the interviews will be conducted remotely by award-winning broadcast personalities and celebrity hosts.
