With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model to a lot of kids who grew up to play alongside him in the NHL.

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin. Advertisement Article continues below this ad “That's the real one,” said Cooley ...

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin. “That's the real one,” said Cooley, who's now playing for the Utah Hockey Club.

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and the Washington Capitals defeated the ...

He's a legend.” Russia's Alexander Ovechkin shoots during practice at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, in Turin, Italy. Credit: AP/GENE J. PUSKAR That legend started early.

Logan Cooley was born in Pittsburgh just 17 months before Sidney Crosby debuted in the NHL and his hometown Penguins won multiple Stanley Cup championships during his childhood. Cooley admired ...

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin. About the Spec ...