Future service dog “Ovi” meets his NHL legend namesake

VIDEO SHOWS: AMERICA'S VETDOGS' FUTURE SERVICE DOG NAMED OVI MEETING WASHINGTON CAPITALS' NHL STAR ALEX OVECHKIN SHOWS: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (RELEASED – OCTOBER 23, 2025) (AMERICA'S VETDOGS / WASHINGTON CAPITALS – Access all) 1. AMERICA’S VETDOGS FUTURE SERVICE DOG NAMED “OVI” (MUTE) 2. VARIOUS OF OVI NEXT TO ALEX OVECHKIN WASHINGTON CAPITALS JERSEY ON ICE (MUTE) 3. OVI WEARING OVECHKIN JERSEY WITH HOCKEY PUCK (MUTE) 4. OVI WEARING OVECHKIN JERSEY ON ICE (MUTE) 5. VARIOUS OF OVI SITTING & LAYING DOWN WITH OVECHKIN & CAPITALS COLLECTIBLES (MUTE) 6. OVECHKIN MEETING OVI 7. OVECHKIN PLAYING WITH OVI USING TOY OF HIMSELF 8. OVI PLAYING WITH OVECHKIN TOY 9. OVI SEATED IN CAPITALS JERSEY (MUTE) STORY: An America’s VetDogs future service dog named “Ovi” met his namesake and Washington Capitals’ NHL legend Alex Ovechkin. America’s VetDogs, a New York-based American nonprofit that provides specially trained service dogs to veterans and first responders with disabilities, had given Ovi his name in honour of Ovechkin ongoing record-breaking career.  In April, Ovechkin scored his 895th career NHL goal to break the hallowed all-time goal-scoring record of Wayne Gretzky that was once considered unbeatable. On Saturday (October 25), Ovechkin will become the 23rd player in NHL history to play in 1500 career games when his side host the Ottawa Senators. Eighteen-week-old Ovi, a black labrador retriever, is currently being raised in Virginia under the guidance of an America’s VetDogs volunteer puppy raiser, and over the next 14 to 18 months will receive foundational training that covers obedience, proper household behavior, and the basics of becoming a service dog.  Once the initial training is complete, Ovi is set to relocate to the America’s VetDogs campus in New York, where he will collaborate with a certified service dog instructor to acquire specialised skills such as retrieving dropped items, interrupting nightmares, and operating handicap-accessible doors. (Production: Stefan Haskins)

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