Alex Ovechkin: Great hockey player, better human being.
A report surfaced Friday that Ovechkin gave his winter jacket and hat to a homeless man he passed by outside an Edmonton cafe.
We saw The Alex Ovechkin take off his winter jacket and hat and give it to a homeless man he passed on the street. Wow! #gooddeeds
— The Sequel Cafe (@TheSequelCafe) October 27, 2017
As it turns out, the Washington Capitals superstar saw the homeless man nearly half naked, then went to a store and bought him a sweater, coat, and hat.
#Caps captain @Ovi8 answers questions from reporters after being spotted buying clothes for a homeless man in Edmonton. #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/JxD6A9l3sb
— Washington🎃Capitals (@Capitals) October 28, 2017
Ovechkin downplayed his kind gesture when talking to reporters.
Ovechkin: "If you see a guy almost naked out there with that kind of temperature, I think every human can do something, you know?"
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) October 28, 2017
The world could certainly use more Alex Ovechkins.
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