My Wish: Alex Ovechkin Practices With Sam

After overcoming lymphoma, Sam gets the chance to practice with Alex Ovechkin.
In 2010, Sam was diagnosed with acute t-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Chemotherapy prevented him from doing his favorite thing: playing hockey. With the tumor almost completely gone, Sam was able to get back on the ice. He wished to meet Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
"My Wish" is a collaborative effort with Make-A-Wish that chronicles the granting of unique sports-related wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
Make-A-Wish® grants the wish of a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition in the United States and its territories, on average, every 38 minutes. We believe that a wish experience can be a game-changer. This one belief guides us. It inspires us to grant wishes that change the lives of the kids we serve.
Learn more about how you can help grant wishes at wish.org

[@irishpride801]

Ovechkin hitting the game winner in OT just makes this story so much better. You can't write this kind of stuff. Good luck Sam

[@DragoonRyRs]

wow alex even scored the game winner, thats a lifetime memory day. nothing will beat that

[@Lucivert_]

DragoonRyRs ON THE LIGHTNING xD ;-;

[@jrcapz5698]

DragoonRyRs stop

[@raintheangels]

Ovi is so awesome. A great player, and an all-around nice guy.

[@lancewihzzer3654]

People may think of ovechkin as not a nice guy but this proves that he is a class act. I love when athletes do the make a wish. It's a great thing

[@Sn1perAJ]

His so down to earth

[@markwisniewski2227]

As an Islanders fan, I respect Ovechkin so much. He has done countless number of these for young kids. Such a class act.

[@BlazeIce21]

What a class act by Washington. This is a great franchise and that was so nice of Ovechkin to give Sam the GW goal stick. Stay strong Sam!

[@dannydecker5708]

I use to think Ovi wasn't a very nice guy, but after seeing this, my thoughts on him have completely changed

[@ashton.carvery3970]

Danny Decker watch him meeting Ann it makes him look even nicer

[@vinhelson]

Can't stop crying. This is so sweet :') best wishes to Sam and his family

[@hannahvandzura6814]

I wish to meet a lot of NHL players. It would be awesome to practice with them. NHL players are so classy.

[@kossikossinen7805]

ovi man, class man

[@kossikossinen7805]

hori shit 11 likes

[@kossikossinen7805]

MOST LIKES IS EVER GOTTEN ON KZbin

[@johnnysockov2755]

16 now lol

[@CasimusxPrime]

I was diagnosed with diabetes 3 years ago at age 17 and was forced to retire from playing hockey. Still have a passion for the game, and for my team, the Anaheim Ducks. Probably will never be given the chance, but I'd love to meet Ryan Getzlaf one day.

[@NOISEEROOM]

My fav team is the ducks to! I would love to meat them. I was diagnosed with seizures when I was 11. Keep kicking diabetes butt!

[@NOISEEROOM]

+david kub meet*

[@CasimusxPrime]

david kub Not as easy as it looks in the media. I tell ya, I got thrown out of a McDonalds once because an employee thought my medicine was a drug.

[@zalupa1000]

+Casimus Prime .get well soon dude.

[@Minecraftfreakzombie]

I'm praying for you

[@Dusty2112]

Best of luck to you Sam

[@CDeez29]

I love ovi so much

[@maximiliantornstrom9106]

Ovechkin is great!!

[@dompolblanka]

Ovi. You're a champ. Pure class.

[@lillyfangel1256]

i am sorry sam about the cancer that is amazing you got to meet your idle and alex scored the winning goal that is a lifetime memory you will never forget about that

[@ileo1970]

Саня,СПС за добрые дела,респект!😊

[@stephenww]

The nhl has some of the most respectable players in professional sports :)

[@cccpredarmy]

my wish would be to get a knockout body-check by chara

[@domhoward684]

Good luck PK subban

[@deen1789]

Haha! You would probably regret it the next day 😂

[@cccpredarmy]

X3Cuber i wouldn't care. i wouldn't be alive anyways

[@mnmgaming4mnmgaming422]

Sending my love and prayers to Sam and his family🙏❤️📖✝️ Your a true warrior/fighter🙏❤️📖✝️ God Bless🙏❤️📖✝️

[@nathantate9617]

These vids make me cry knowing what the world can do . and even if its a small thing u can change somebody's life

[@wg390]

Sam get better! Ovi support you

[@nicka2702]

Awesome! These kids are so brave I could only hope that, faced with the same adversity I could respond with have the courage these people have. God Bless you Sam and all the other my wish/ make a wish participants.

[@Hexinvir]

I love videos like this, it's awesome to see NHL players go out of their way to make sure that these kids who have battled so hard have their wishes come true. Great to see, and best wishes to Sam!

[@nickthomas4214]

Yup

[@austin9135]

so sad to see somebody being unable to play the great sport of hockey makes me feel thankful for my health and props to ovie for being a great guy go capitals go

[@MarkBlankenship33]

Alex is such a standup guy love seeing him continue to do these things for family’s!

[@davidsoulfan10]

It is stories like these that just reaffirm to me everyday why I live sleep and breathe sports. These athletes do so much off the rink or field which is awesome. Ovi is a great player and an even greater man!

[@MrDEADLYDJ]

this story brought me to tears

[@SamHarmer]

Amazing wish granted. Thanks for sharing this story!

[@MrBigboi321]

I always cry at these

[@datsyuk13a]

i actually teared up a bit, this is great.

[@visignerz1884]

THis gave me goosebumps.

[@jpanthers32]

Love ya Sam!

[@superlurf]

How can he live his life to the fullest? PLAY HOCKEY!

[@carlethastroman4205]

Had me in tears

[@lessthansion]

Ovechkin is all class. Always has been

[@9999JeffHardy]

Omg... Aww that's so great of ovi :)

[@4icehockey]

What an amazing story.

[@gizzycutepug3813]

awesome! best one so far!

[@kuzak20]

heart of Gold

[@jaredgiff6342]

I binge these and reflect on how little I impact the lives of others in a positive fashion and I feel awful.

[@kittysha5003]

***** It is not part of his contract. This all started because of a daughter of a worker on the Capitals franchise wanted to meet him (the story is on a forum but I can't find it). That was back when he was a rookie and since then he has been giving tickets and meeting fans like Sam.

[@SuperSammy1977]

Get well Sam. Great job Ovi.

[@Clayzor98]

Ovechkin overall is just a class act human being.

[@mrninja7981]

these stories pay the light bill

[@trewhitten968]

this kid seems like a cool guy.

[@evanwestlund7312]

love the caps and a hockey player truely insperational

[@capitalsrocklikeme7]

I wish I could meet my favourite player

[@dafucksgoinon]

That's so inspiring,

[@piratesparrow]

Do NOT judge me for crying right now. Guys cry! It is NOT girly!!! This is very moving!!!

[@masonclanahan5345]

+Burmese - thank you😂😂😂

[@dariadesandis5639]

Tennant Turtle I cried

[@taocpa]

Great story!

[@braedenscoyne3279]

Best story I've ever heard :)

[@xWaRDsKie]

what a good guy

[@oskariek6920]

i love you aleksander ovechkin

[@MrBeauNico]

Oskari Ek tip: don't comment if you can't spell.

[@zoggy9902]

Beautiful

[@joekeith8832]

thanks to whoever is cutting onions around here

[@goldenpup90]

so much more respect for ovechkin

[@rchoi1987]

What don't kill you make you stronger!

[@RyanSchulte01]

Wow, that's so cool!!

[@bobbyt967]

Get well soon Sam

[@TheLordSnowbro]

***** Ovi does this all the time. Even if it is under contract, it doesn't mean he doesn't enjoy helping others and making their lives better even by the smallest amount. He's a real nice guy with a humble personality.

[@AlexTheHumanBoi]

How can such a nice person get such a horrible illness like that?

[@malcolmfreberg1855]

ovechkin is a very cool guy.

[@kaiserkang6135]

Ovechkin is actually a nice guy!

[@summerroe4448]

That was so nice of ovi to do that

[@canaanhaben987]

Great video

[@kayceekeith1997]

I'm a die hard Penn State fan. My wish would be to play and be a team captain for the Penn State Lady Lions and the Penn State Softball team.

[@adidas7525]

gr8 literally

[@Achiellies14]

I luv yhese

[@capitalsrocklikeme7]

This is a really nice video

[@dvon1097]

I cant watch these without getting upset.

[@bobbyt967]

I love you Sam

[@Beastkiller669]

Sweet

[@04tsxpower]

Ovi class act

[@reverseclan7117]

All i wish is to meet sidney crosby

[@wg390]

Kevin Cullen Johansen All I wish do not see this Sidney Crosby girl NEVER

[@bobbyt967]

Me tooooooooo

[@bobbyt967]

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@colddinosaur9321]

We have announcers at Idaho Ice World games? Never new that. I’m from Boise too

[@asid33]

nice story

[@RovingRoy]

These shows are too short, why can't ESPN do a 15-30 minute segment of each show?

[@SGDragonSlayer]

I wish to meet Tuukka Rask or Alexander Ovechkin (I live here in DC)

[@ryanharrison6816]

+SGDragonSlayer Just explained the perfect celebrity meet up

[@Stevo935]

Where'd all these onions come from? :(

[@jmoomoomoo]

I think I started sweating from my eyes at one point in the vid.

[@seansibley9272]

See this guy at the rink all the tine

[@JaHeMa28]

me two. when the video of ovi was in the rink

[@Upstatebackwoods]

You know damn well when ovi scored that game winner, his first thought was Sam. I don't care what you think of ovechkin, he's a good heart

[@hockeybadger7916]

The Idaho Steelheads are in the ECHL right?

[@mikhailgorbachev8744]

Gaming Hockey Badger 6 yeah

[@Sotapoliisi]

something just vent into my eye...

[@nyirobiojulu3743]

How do 30 people dislike this???

[@magitsvetkova1982]

I'm playing hockey!

[@lukasp5465]

ich würde auch gerne mal ovechkin kennen lernen :)

[@samuelwong6448]

Is he ok now, I hope he's ok 😭

[@SigmaRho2922]

The silver line was still under construction at the time.

[@axis781]

Lucky he got all that gear

[@gametown6641]

i wish i can meet alex ovechkin but i already met jay beagle

[@dylanmagus6480]

cool

[@rewartbewrgt9863]

Ovi's game scoring stick is almost ready for Sam to use

[@rewartbewrgt9863]

Yea that is a good idea but what i meant was that it is almost a good size for Sam

[@Surl9596]

HockeySniper FTW oh ok

[@ryandrummond2238]

If u look closely wen Alex scores his knob is red not white. Other then that tho wat a great story

[@SGDragonSlayer]

Ryan Drummond Lol i see it

[@davidplays9424]

I see it, but look at the end in the picture, they have one with a red know and one with a white knob

[@davidcozza3784]

Whoever hated this video does not have a life and does not care about someone suffering from a bad disease so haters out their go learn to get a life at Life High School

[@IslandersSuperfan91]

I hate the Capitals and Ovechkin more than anything (except the Rangers), but honestly this is great to see.

[@mattrhodes6636]

Thank god I don't see any asses bringing up ovechkin not having a ring..Sam I hope you feel 100% soon buddy

[@seansibley9272]

i was on his team