Ovechkin Ride Along
Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin
NBC Sports Washington
4.8 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2019
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Alex Ovechkin delivered pizzas across the city, including to those meet in need, and Rob Carlin got to ride shotgun for the experience. Listen to some of the most exclusive access you can get with Ovi, 1 on 1 in his car.
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| 0:00.0 | There is honestly not a downside to NBC Sports Washington's partnership with the capitals, |
| 0:11.2 | but by far in my mind, the biggest upside is access. As a result of broadcasting the games |
| 0:19.6 | and the partnership that we have, we do get more access |
| 0:22.7 | than some other people, certainly in broadcast journalism. |
| 0:26.1 | And one of the cooler things as a result of that access I just recently got to do was |
| 0:32.4 | actually be in Alex Ovechkin's car during his Papa John's pizza delivery, which he's done before. |
| 0:41.4 | He surprises his fans. |
| 0:42.9 | He surprises kids with the Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic Foundation, which is unbelievable. |
| 0:50.2 | And he also went to fire stations. |
| 0:52.9 | He found a police officer, and all these things are so incredible. |
| 0:59.2 | And again, he has an absolutely unique ability to make everyone that he comes across feel like they're special and the most important person in that room. |
| 1:08.4 | That's just who Alex Ovechkin is. |
| 1:11.0 | And I got to see that firsthand. And in that room. That's just who Alex Ovechkin is. And I got to see that firsthand. |
| 1:13.9 | And in the car, got to talk some hockey, got to talk some life. |
| 1:18.2 | So this will be that conversation. |
| 1:20.3 | I'm Rob Carlin. |
| 1:21.1 | The Caps Talk podcast starts now. |
| 1:23.0 | He scores. |
| 1:25.3 | Simply sensational. |
| 1:27.3 | Alex Lavechkin still going to show. It's not a dream. It's not a dream. It's not a desert barrage. It's Lord Stanley. |
| 1:35.0 | And he is coming to Washington. |
| 1:42.6 | What's up, Kaps fans? It's time for another edition of the Capitals Talk podcast. |
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