ARLINGTON, Va.-- Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals have a plan to ensure that his go up the NHL goals listing will certainly have an enduring impact past the ice.Ovechkin, the Capitals and the Huge Sports and Entertainment Structure announced Thursday the Gr802 Public auction of items from the celebration of Ovechkin scoring his 802nd objective last season to pass Gordie Howe for second in NHL history. Earnings will certainly be used to fund an Alex Ovechkin Legacy Sphere Hockey Rink to be built at an area to be identified in Virginia Justin Danforth Jersey, Maryland or Washington." I believe it is very important to expand hockey around, " Ovechkin stated. "Certainly, kids moms and dads enjoy hockey, which's going to be really vital for me and for us to develop more rinks below." Considering that 2015, the Capitals, in combination with the NHL and NHL Gamers' Association Industry Growth Fund, have spent more than $3.5 million in growing access to the game off the ice via their Hockey Institution presented by Capital One and the building or refurbishment of 14 sphere hockey rinks in the location. Including another ball hockey rink in Ovechkin's name will certainly be the next action in his commitment throughout his 19 NHL periods with Washington to providing youngsters with several avenues to find out about hockey and play it.Ovechkin launched Ovi's 8's in 2006 to supply underserved children with tickets to Capitals video games. The 38-year-old has been an ambassador for American Special Hockey Association considering that 2014, organizing on-ice skating sessions with the group and a ball hockey occasion outside Resources One Arena in 2017. In January, he made a donation to assist cover ice costs for 136 special hockey teams, consisting of 5, 260 players and nearly 400 trainers, throughout the USA." We have actually seen his influence on the game on ice, " stated Peter Robinson Nolan LaLonde Jersey, Capitals supervisor of young people hockey development. "Given that he started in 2005-06, we've seen a 70 percent growth on the whole in United States Hockey enrollments, which is on-ice involvement. In that same timespan, we have actually seen a 140 percent growth in general in women hockey, in terms of registration for on-ice. Then we have actually also seen a 65 percent boost of signed up United States Hockey trains, all in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia incorporated." That influence is rather substantial, and a great deal of it can be connected to what we call the 'Ovi result.' However it's been all on ice. So I believe he's now looking at the bigger photo and he recognizes what we have actually done as a company concentrating on offering accessibility to the sport in all of its kinds." The Gr802 Public auction will consist of 26 signed warmup jerseys Trey Fix-Wolansky Jersey, featuring Ovechkin's No. 8, which were used by the Resources gamers in advance of their game against Columbus Blue Jackets on March 21. Ovechkin was recognized in a pregame ceremony that night for passing Howe when he scored his 802nd objective versus the Winnipeg Jets on Dec. 23, 2022. The fundraising event additionally consists of signed Gr802 storage locker delay nameplates, authorized Gr802 pucks along with a mounted signed group Gr802 Fundings puck set.The auction, which can be accessed at Nicklas Backstrom T.J. Oshie we will discover."