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TJ Oshie says Alex Ovechkin is a ‘big goof’ in real life, sings Britney Spears on team bus

TJ Oshie may scream in Alex Ovechkin’s face before games, but according to the Capitals right wing, it’s coming from a place of love and respect.

“Every day I see him at the rink, I have the biggest smile on my face,” Oshie said recently to the Rink Live Podcast, “because I don’t know what’s going to happen next.”

While Ovechkin is one of the greatest players of all time, he does not take himself too seriously, according to Oshie, his teammate of the last seven seasons. That includes a lot of enthusiastic and off-key singing.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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TJ Oshie entered the Capitals’ interview room humming a Pitbull song. ‘Mic’s on?’ Yes, it was.

When you record the audio of the Capitals’ Zoom interviews, sometimes you get some gems. Such as today when TJ Oshie entered the Capitals’ makeshift interview room enthusiastically humming a song.

“Can they see me?” Oshie asks. A Capitals PR person says yes.

“Mic’s on? Hey, guys! How’s it going?”

And then the interview happened like normal.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Capitals mic’d up video captures Nicklas Backstrom singing house music during practice

If you thought Nicklas Backstrom practiced in complete silence with a very serious look on his face, you’d *checks Twitter* be wrong.

The Capitals released a mic’d up video of Backstrom from a recent bubble hockey practice on Friday. While Backstrom is predictably very competitive on the ice, he also cracks jokes.

“New drill! Suck it, [team] white,” Backstrom says.

And yes, he’s both a singer and a dancer.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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The Capitals asked Russian prospect Vasili Podkolzin if he could sing during combine interview

The NHL Draft Combine is a time for prospects to demonstrate their physical abilities, skating skills, and work ethic. Often, teams who are interested in particular prospects set up interviews with them in order to get a better sense of who they are as people, not just as players.

One particularly interesting story about the Capitals’ approach to those combine interviews was shared by a highly-ranked international prospect, Vasili Podkolzin. Through a translator, Podkolzin told NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor Adam Kimelman that in their interview, “Washington asked if I know how to sing.”

Podkolzin’s response was “if they draft me I’ll sing to them.”

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By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago

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Video: Evgeny Kuznetsov Sings “Pink Roses” by Veselye Rebyata

Photo edit: Ian Oland

Everybody has skeletons in their closet. For instance, when I was six years old, my dad showed up to one of my school assemblies dressed up as a globe for Earth Day. He wore blue tights, a big giant globe costume, and I just realized that no power in the world is going to make me finish this story here.

One of our Swedish commenters, Dodagarenik, forwarded us a video of Evgeny Kuznetsov that might come back to haunt him.

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By Ian Oland 11 years ago

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Ovi Sings Happy Birthday In Russian To Kid At Caps Convention

At the Caps Convention today, there was a Kids Press Conference where Matt Bradley, Eric Fehr & Alex Ovechkin all took questions from young Caps Fans. The segment was adorable from the start, but it reached an epic level when a cute girl named MacKenzie took the mic. Her question for the players was, “Today is my birthday. Can Matt Bradley and Eric Fehr sing “Happy Birthday” to me in English? And can Ovi sing it to me in Russian?” Without hesitation, the guys started to sing. What a great birthday gift and what a great bunch of guys! Above, the video starts in the middle of Brads and Fehr’s rendition. Enjoy!

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