Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model ... his familiar yellow skate laces and tinted visor, and that gap-toothed smile. He is one of the most recognizable faces of the sport.
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.
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 ...