Ovechkin as a Pitchman and a Puck

(Courtesy Energizer)

Behold the two faces of Alex Ovechkin. Above, relatively clean-cut corporate pitchman, in a couple more photos from his new sponsorship deal with Energizer. Hot stuff for a D.C. athlete in these times, but fairly standard-issue corporate pitchman images.

And below, Ovechkin before Game 6 in Madison Square Garden. MSG runs these giant puck races between periods, in which a few schlubs from the stands don wide-body puck costumes and stumble around the rink, bobbing and weaving and falling their way through a race. So during his pre-game soccer ball routine, of course, there was No. 8, wearing a giant puck costume in an MSG back hallway. Yet again, NHL, you're welcome.

And sorry the photo isn't top-notch. And I know you want to talk about hockey, but just relax for a few hours. If Ovie can dress up like a giant puck a few hours before Game 6, you can get a little bit of work done this morning.

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Posted by: bs2004 | April 28, 2009 10:21 AM | Report abuse

Are you listening man?

Posted by: writered21 | April 28, 2009 11:01 AM | Report abuse

AW! I was so hoping that was a video, not a still photo! Yet it remains awesome.

Going to be a long afternoon, waiting for Game 7. LET'S GO CAPS!

Posted by: nafspac | April 28, 2009 11:23 AM | Report abuse

no one else in the NHL is ballsy enough (or crazy enough) to do that,a nd that's why we love him. how can you not?

Posted by: RedBirdie | April 28, 2009 12:40 PM | Report abuse

"If Ovie can dress up like a giant puck a few hours before Game 6, you can get a little bit of work done this morning."

This coming from a man who writes the perfect time wasting blog and needs internet readers at work to justify his employment. :)

Posted by: freakinandpeakin | April 28, 2009 2:41 PM | Report abuse

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