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VIDEO: B.C. boy gets to meet his hockey hero Alex Ovechkin, given game stick

Alex Ovechkin gave Carter Cavan his stick, then later signed it
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Carter Cavan with his stick from Ovechkin. (Special to The News)

The National Hockey League香蕉视频直播檚 Instagram caught the moment a B.C. kid got the souvenir of a lifetime.

The NHL posted a short video of Carter Cavan receiving a stick from his hockey idol Alex Ovechkin in the tunnel after the game. The boy yells 香蕉视频直播淵ah! Thank you, Ovie!香蕉视频直播

The Maple Ridge boy had just watched his hockey hero and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-0 at Madison Square Gardens on Tuesday night.

But there is more to the story than just that 香蕉视频直播 Carter got to meet Ovie afterward, and congratulate him on his recent assault on the NHL record books.

香蕉视频直播淲hat an amazing experience for this little boy,香蕉视频直播 said his mother Samantha Cavan, on the phone from New York.

Carter was happy just to get a puck. He was in the stands during warmups, holding up his sign that says, in part, 香蕉视频直播淚 travelled from Vancouver Canada to see you play. Can I have a stick? It would make my day.香蕉视频直播

Ovechkin spotted the boy, and threw him a puck.

After the shutout win, Carter was at the tunnel where the Capitals players came off the ice, giving them all fist bumps as they walked by. He had put his sign down.

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But then a camera man from TSN told him to come back into the tunnel, Ovechkin was waiting there with the ultimate souvenir, his game stick, and Carter香蕉视频直播檚 late Christmas gift was caught on video.

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The best was yet to come.

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Discussing his souvenir with another family they met, he found out they knew a member of the Capitals coaching staff. Carter learned they were waiting around for 香蕉视频直播渁 family and friends thing,香蕉视频直播 he said, and asked if he and his mom would like to join in.

Soon he was at a little social gathering with Caps players including Lars Eller, Conor Sheary, and of course, The Great Eight.

Ovechkin香蕉视频直播檚 father was one of the family members there. He handed Carter a Sharpie, so he could get his stick signed, and the Capitals captain obliged.

香蕉视频直播淚 said 香蕉视频直播楥ongrats on 802,香蕉视频直播 and he said 香蕉视频直播楾hanks香蕉视频直播,香蕉视频直播 recalled Carter.

Ovechkin scored his 802nd goal to pass Gordie Howe for second in all-time scoring, behind only Wayne Gretzky whose record is 894.

It was a big moment for a kid who falls asleep looking at a big eight on his wall.

香蕉视频直播淚香蕉视频直播檓 definitely a big fan of Ovie 香蕉视频直播 my whole room is red, white and blue like the Capitals. I love how he plays 香蕉视频直播 he香蕉视频直播檚 a goal scorer, and he fights and is aggressive,香蕉视频直播 the boy shared.

Carter香蕉视频直播檚 New York vacation with his parents, Trevor and Samantha, plus his brother, Tyler, is coming to a close. But it will be a holiday he will never forget.

Carter is the team captain of the Ridge Meadows Rusters U-13 A2 team, and will be back in time for the Hometown Heroes tournament that starts on Thursday.

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Carter Cavan at the game. (Special to The News)
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Carter Cavan香蕉视频直播檚 sign worked 香蕉视频直播 Alex Ovechkin gave him his stick after the game. (Special to Black Press)


Neil Corbett

About the Author: Neil Corbett

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years, the past decade with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.
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