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Alex Ovechkin, a longtime CCM partner, plays with a Bauer stick during part of Capitals preseason game

Alex Ovechkin has spent most of his career partnered with hockey equipment manufacturer CCM, but during a majority of his NHL preseason debut against the Detroit Red Wings on September 28, the Capitals captain played with a twig from a different company.

Hockey equipment nerds Gear Geek re-posted a picture of Ovechkin rocking a Bauer Nexus Geo during the game. The stick features metallic blue graphics along the side.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin switched hockey stick models after CCM announcement

Alex Ovechkin switched hockey stick models ahead of Thursday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Ovechkin scored his 763rd career goal using a JetSpeed FT4 stick made by CCM.

The change was spotted by several hockey gear accounts including Geer Geek and Everything Pro Stock.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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CCM to stop promotion of Alex Ovechkin and other Russian NHL’ers, MassMutual drops Ovechkin/Backstrom commercial

NHL partners are now distancing themselves from Alex Ovechkin and other Russian stars as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues.

TSN’s Rick Westhead is reporting that CCM will no longer use Ovechkin or any other Russian players in its global marketing initiatives moving forward.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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CCM creates country-inspired pads for World Junior Championship goaltenders

World Junior Championship players are getting some incredible custom-designed skates. CCM also made sure the goalies didn’t feel left out either.

On Monday, CCM released the incredible designs of the pads it made for Team USA’s Dustin Wolf, Finland’s Joel Blomqvist, Team Russia, the Czech Republic, Germany’s Jonas Gaehr, Finland’s Roope Taponen, and Switzerland’s Thibault Fatton.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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‘Looks like I broke your lamp’: Alex Ovechkin stars in new CCM commercial promoting SuperTacks AS3 Pro sticks

Alex Ovechkin is back in a new commercial. This time The Great 8 reps CCM’s new SuperTacks AS3 Pro sticks.

The commercial was shot at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin’s favorite visor is the mirrored visor he wore as a rookie that made him look like RoboCop

The Washington Capitals took to their social media on Wednesday to ask Caps fans an important question: Which Alex Ovechkin visor is your favorite?

The Capitals got hundreds of responses, including from Alex Ovechkin.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin joins fight against COVID-19, helps donate 500,000 masks through CCM

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.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Coronavirus forces cancellation of IIHF tournaments as worries arise over NHL hockey stick shortage

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected nearly 100k people and killed more than 3,000 worldwide according to the New York Times. The virus is now present on every continent except Antarctica.

As countries try to contain its spread, two major hockey organizations have decided to cancel or suspend play in Europe and Asia where countries continue to report an increase in coronavirus cases.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin celebrated his 700th goal at home by giving Sergei his first hockey gloves, eating pepperoni pizza

Alex Ovechkin scored his 700th career goal at work today and after he commuted home, he celebrated with his family.

It appears when Ovechkin walked up to the house, a box of hockey gear had arrived in the mail from Ovechkin’s equipment sponsor, CCM.

Inside there was gear for Ovechkin’s one-year-old son Sergei which includes his first gloves, skates, shin pads, and helmet.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin haunts goalie in his dreams in new CCM commercial

Just in time for Spooky Season, hockey equipment company CCM has released a new commercial for their Super Tacks AS2 Pro stick.

And who better to showcase its “scary powerful” capabilities than Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who has a scary powerful one-timer.

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By Donya Abramo 4 years ago

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