Alex Ovechkin is confident that the 2019-20 season will resume and finish if we are to believe his new Nike shirt.
Ovechkin posed in a white We Will Skate Again tee for Nastya Ovechkina’s Instagram Story, Friday night. The shirt includes Ovi’s personal Nike shield.
On top of 700 goal merchandise being made available in the NHL store, Nike has published two new shirt designs honoring Alex Ovechkin’s 700th goal as well as a 700 Club hat.
The new merch can be purchased in Alex Ovechkin’s personal Nike store.
Nike made Alex Ovechkin a personal logo shortly after the hockey star signed an endorsement deal with the company eight years ago. Since then, the company has sporadically sold gear with the logo on it. Shirts, hoodies, and hats were available in limited quantities at the Capitals Team Store, Verizon Center, and the Capitals Convention in 2013. Fanatics also sold Nike MVP shirts after the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in 2018 – some of which were made available at local DMV ice rinks. Wednesday, eight individual items featuring Alex Ovechkin’s Nike logo were made available on a website operated by Athlete Performance Solutions, a global licensee of Nike.
The Washington Post’s Scott Allen was the first to post about the opening of the new Ovechkin store. Allen reports that the Capitals captain was involved in the design process and the gear is available to fans in the United States, Canada, and Russia.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
The Washington Capitals flew home from New York last night after collecting four standings points against the Rangers and Islanders. Alex Ovechkin was picked up at Dulles Airport by his wife Nastya Ovechkina, who had dinner waiting for him at the couple’s Northern Virginia home.
While wearing a red RUNNING SUCKS shirt, Ovi was documented by Nastya eating borscht while his dog Blake tried to get a bite himself.
By Elyse Bailey 4 years ago
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is sponsored by Nike and has frequently worn shoes, sweats, and other lifestyle gear from the company over the last decade. But on the ice, Ovechkin wears Nike gear too. Underneath his jersey, Ovechkin sports a dry-fit undershirt that includes a custom logo that Nike designed for The Great 8.
Since the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in June, Nike has brought back to market shirts featuring that slick Ovechkin logo. Dick’s Sporting Goods and Fanatics have sold two styles of the tee. On Saturday, we learned that the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, Maryland, has four different styles fans can buy.
The Ovechkin Nike gear has not been available since the 2013 Caps Convention.
Six days ago, Alex Ovechkin and his wife Nastya welcomed their first child into the world. Baby Sergei, who was named after Ovi’s late brother, was born in South Florida. And he’s already being spoiled.
Thanks to Nike, Sergei’s going to have the sickest baby gear on the planet despite being less than a week old.
By Ian Oland 5 years ago
After defeating the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, head coach Adam Oates gave the team the day off on Wednesday. That means the Washington Capitals were let loose in Los Angeles, California. While some players hung out by the pool, others — like the Russian trio of Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov — went shopping.
It went about how you would expect.
First, they rode in a cab together, which is a photo opportunity, I guess. iPhones out!
Photo: @mkirilenko
Since we’re nearing the end of Valentine’s Day, let’s end on something cute, shall we? Thursday, during Russia’s 5-2 win over Slovenia, Alex Ovechkin‘s fiancee, Maria Kirilenko, was watching the game in the stands like normal.
What she was wearing was a bit remarkable though. The day before, the Russian language Sport-Express spoke to Maria and asked her if she’d be wearing an Ovi jersey. She did at Dynamo games. You’d think the answer to this question would be simple, but it’s not when you’re dealing with famous athletes who have big-money equipment deals with even more famous athletic companies.
With the Sochi Olympics less than two months away, Nike is upping their promotion game. A few weeks ago, they debuted their English “Play Russian” ad. Wednesday, Alex Ovechkin tweeted out a special Russian language version of the commercial, and this one features a lot more screen time for The Great Eight.
On June 13, 2008, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin launched his clothing line with CCM. The lifestyle apparel, which featured a fancy number eight logo (that hinted at the Kremlin), was available for purchase online, in stores, and at Kettler Capitals Iceplex.
Three years later, Ovechkin cut ties with CCM and signed a six-year equipment deal with Bauer and an undisclosed meg endorsement deal with Nike. I assumed a new line of Ovechkin lifestyle clothing would be coming. For two years, it never did.
By Ian Oland 10 years ago
