Alex Ovechkin doesn’t have a child, but Saturday night, we got a preview of what they may be like.
Ovechkin was joined on the ice by four-year-old Jonas Smailys. Jonas, wearing replica Capitals gear, was basically Ovi’s twin for the night… just tinier.
Ever since he was born, teeny tiny Jonas has gone to practically every Washington Capitals practice with his father. Dad, whose real life name is Sigi, manages The Brig, a beer garden located in the Capitol Riverfront (near Nats Park). To the surprise of no one, Jonas’s favorite hockey team is the Washington Capitals and his favorite hockey player is The Great Eight.
On Friday, Alex Ovechkin invited the three-year-old onto the ice after practice to skate with the team. According to Sigi, it was an early birthday gift from Ovi.
Sunday afternoon, the Washington Capitals, victors of five straight, announced that they cancelled their Monday morning practice. So that evening Caps captain Alex Ovechkin hosted a party at his Virginia home. All the Russian Capitals (including their families) dropped by along with several members of Ovechkin’s posse. Because of the postings on social media, we got a rare glimpse inside Ovi’s house where we notice Alex Ovechkin has a lot of photos of Alex Ovechkin up. Also, woah, that is a lot of Coke machines.
But what’s a party without a DJ? So Ovechkin, who recently got turntables set up at his house by Club Glow business partner Pete Kalamoutsos, invited Arty, a famous Russian record producer and DJ. According to Wikipedia, Arty has collaborated with such popular acts like Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, BT, Paul van Dyk, Mat Zo, OneRepublic, and Matisse & Sadko.
The night began with some street hockey with tennis balls in what appears to be Ovechkin’s garage.
