When Alex Ovechkin arrived to the Washington Capitals in 2005, the team had the same meal ordered to the practice facility after every game-day morning skate. It was a large spread from Mamma Lucia's, a local Italian chain. Think: carbs, sauces, more carbs.
"It's a tradition from day one," Ovechkin told ESPN before the season. "They have the Italian food always when we came to the rink, and it's very delicious."
Up to 10 guys were in on the order back then. By 2012, the group dwindled down to a half dozen.