Alex Ovechkin turned 37-years-old on Saturday.
The Great Eight received tributes from across the globe on his special day including from his wife Nastya, the Capitals, Sportsnet, Dynamo Moscow, and this very hockey blog.
Here are some of those you may have missed.
By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago
Evgeny Kuznetsov turned 30-years-old on Thursday.
Like the big boy that he is, the Capitals’ first-line center got a special birthday cake that included his favorite race car team.
Video of Kuzy receiving his cake was posted by Varvara Orlova on her Instagram Story.
Tom Wilson scored his 21st goal and obliterated Brendan Smith in a fight during the Capitals’ 6-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday.
After the game, Wilson celebrated his 28th birthday with his fiancee Taylor and several of his Capitals teammates as the clock bled into midnight.
As a kid, Connor McMichael loved hockey and envisioned himself as an NHL player. One year, his mom revealed on social media that he had dressed up as Alex Ovechkin for Halloween.
Fast forward over a decade later, McMichael was drafted by the Capitals and now plays on the same team as his childhood idol. Connor’s first NHL goal was assisted by Ovi and they even embraced at center ice after the milestone marker.
Over the weekend, after the Capitals played back-to-back matinee games against the Islanders and Canucks, McMichael got to spend some more intimate time with his new real-life pal after turning 21 on Saturday.
Former Capitals pugilist and current NBC Sports Washington hockey analyst, Alan May, celebrated his 57th birthday on Friday. After the Capitals’ 2-0 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday, May was surprised sweetly by his NBCSWSH family with a birthday cake.
And that’s when May did one of the most hardcore things I’ve ever seen on live cable TV.
TJ Oshie’s birthday is two days before Christmas. A perfect storm, in the worst way, caused the Osh Babe to be away from his family, which includes his wife Lauren, three young children, and dog Sandy, for both big celebrations.
On December 19, Oshie became one of the latest Capitals players to enter COVID-19 protocol after the team returned home from a game against the Winnipeg Jets. Since November, the Capitals have seen 13 players be placed on the NHL’s COVID-19 Unavailability List during a span of 42 days. Breakthrough cases have occurred despite every player on the roster being vaccinated by the start of the regular season, according to the team.
Alex Ovechkin turned 36-years-old on Friday.
The legendary goal-scorer has been receiving tributes from across the globe today including his wife Nastya, the Capitals, KHL Dynamo Moscow, and this here hockey blog. It’s basically like a national hockey holiday.
Here’s what you might have missed.
The Ovechkin family has two important birthdays to celebrate this week.
On Wednesday, August 18, Sergei Ovechkin turns three. But today, four days prior, the family’s endlessly energetic dog, Blake Ovechkin, celebrated his sixth birthday.
And yes, I can confirm he got a very special dog treat.
Washington Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara turned 44 years young on Thursday.
Chara, playing in his 23rd season, now joins Chris Chelios, Doug Harvey, and Tim Horton as the only defensemen in NHL history to play in the league at that age or older.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
Capitals forward TJ Oshie turned 34-years-old on Wednesday and his best bud Tom Wilson got him a gift. Several gifts, actually.
“Happy Birthday to the one and only @TJOshie77!!” Wilson wrote on Twitter. “I owe ya a couple birthday butt taps during game 1 this year.”
