Alex Ovechkin will go down as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time.
Now he’s the focus of a rap song by Toronto-based artist Friyie.
The music video, entitled Ovechkin, is shot at a hockey rink while the rapper rocks a red Ovi home jersey.
Floyd Mayweather TKO’d UFC double champion Conor McGregor in the 10th round Saturday night, pushing his undefeated record to 50-0. According to Sportsnet Stats, Mayweather made at least $59,347.18 per second during the victory.
Many NHL players watched the fight or attended it live in Vegas. Former Capital Daniel Winnik was at T-Mobile Arena for the event along with NHL stars Brent Burns, Joe Thornton and Evander Kane. Burns draped himself in an Irish flag.
Players, especially NHL enforcer, had strong opinions about the fight, including former Hurricanes forward Anthony Stewart who tweeted an Alex Semin bongos GIF to describe McGregor’s fading punch power late in the fight.
T-Mobile Arena is hosting the biggest fight in combat history and one member of the the 2016-17 Washington Capitals is there.
Daniel Winnik, who scored a career-high 12 goals last season and remains an unrestricted free agent, traveled from his native San Francisco to see the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight along with wife Taylor Winnik.
The stunning couple posed for a photo together before going inside.
On August 26, undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather will take on UFC fighter Conor McGregor in what may be the biggest fight in history. Ahead of their fight in Las Vegas, the two are partaking in a four-day, four city worldwide press tour.
Mayweather is the favorite to walk away from the event with the victory and he had two special guests during the second date in Toronto: new Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly and free agent Hershey Bears forward Christian Thomas.
By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago
