Rasmus Sandin obtained a stick from Alex Ovechkin from the day Ovechkin broke the NHL goals record, though the stick was not used in that game. Sandin regularly requests keepsakes from Ovechkin each season, including pucks, gloves, and signed jerseys. Ovechkin retained most milestone gear for a planned museum in Moscow, making such gifts to teammates rare. Sandin said Ovechkin used the stick for stick-handling in the locker room but never during games. Most Capitals players instead took printed game sheets and some signed items after the milestone stretch. The exchange about the stick occurred during a media event in Milan. The stick carries sentimental and collectible value among teammates.
Rasmus Sandin: Lots. First off, every season, I kinda ask Ovi for some things to always bring home, so I can keep myself. Everything from a puck that we both played with or was like an assist or something. Now, he wants to keep a lot of it himself. Stick from that game, gloves, signed jersey... So yeah, bunch of things. Elliotte Friedman: Wait a second. He gave you a stick from that game? Rasmus Sandin: No, not from that game, but from that day.
Elliotte Friedman: Wait a second. He gave you a stick from that game? Rasmus Sandin: No, not from that game, but from that day. Elliotte Friedman: Oh, from that day. Kyle Bukauskas: Did everyone get one? Rasmus Sandin: No, I asked for it pretty quick. I think he used it like stick handling in the locker room or something. And that was it, he never used it actually. Kyle Bukauskas: Get a quick COA [certificate of authenticity] there and you're good to go!
The fact that one of Ovechkin's teammates ended up with any of his equipment during that stretch seems to be rare as the future Hockey Hall of Famer kept much of his milestone gear for a planned museum in Moscow. When asked on Breakdown Day by RMNB, no players or coaches mentioned getting any of Ovechkin's sticks or used equipment from his 894- and 895-goal games - even anything tangentially related.
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