Alex Ovechkin’s trip to China serves as a purpose as well, as the “Great 8” was selected by the National Hockey League to serve as their international ambassador for the trip. The Washington Capitals forward will take part in some youth on-ice clinics, business development meetings, a media tour and more.
Ovechkin was greeted by lots of fans at the airport and had a pretty eventful day right from the beginning. Lots of fans, especially youth, were all rocking the red at the terminal. Ovechkin’s arrival came a little bit after midnight D.C. time.
The Washington Capitals twitter account tweeted some video of Ovechkin talking about how excited he is for this once in a lifetime week.