Ovechkin buys homeless man sweater, coat and hat

[eishelges]

Here is a link to that article :thanks:

https://www.nhl.com/news/alex-ovechkin-buys-homeless-man-clothes/c-292378942

Greetings Helge

 

[pathshot]

From the article:

"He was like, 'Are you serious?' He was a little bit shocked," Ovechkin said. "Again, we don't have to concentrate on this moment right now."

I've never met this dude, but holy ****...deflecting any praise to bring it back to hockey talk. Did anyone know this about his character? This is amazing.

 

[sprague11]

He's also doing this: http://ca.reuters.com/article/canadaSportsNews/idCAKBN1D22LE-OCASP

 

[creasecollector]

Nice display of generosity!

 

[cburt]

I heard this story at the time. What a great act of kindness! Good to see a pro athlete and superstar like Ovy do something like this.

 

[tiger tiger]

Great to see an act of kindness towards another fellow human being, regardless of race, gender or political views. We need more of this.

 

[pathshot]

Great to see an act of kindness towards another fellow human being, regardless of race, gender or political views. We need more of this.

If you truly act well and demonstrate the character of a good, decent human being, politics, religion, and other large sources of division start to matter a whole lot less.

Cheers to Ovi, even though he plays for the Capitals.