Ovechkin bought clothes for homeless person in Edmonton

Alex Ovechkin: Great hockey player, better human being.

A report surfaced Friday that Ovechkin gave his winter jacket and hat to a homeless man he passed by outside an Edmonton cafe.

We saw The Alex Ovechkin take off his winter jacket and hat and give it to a homeless man he passed on the street. Wow! #gooddeeds

- The Sequel Cafe (@TheSequelCafe) October 27, 2017

As it turns out, the Washington Capitals superstar saw the homeless man nearly half naked, then went to a store and bought him a sweater, coat, and hat.

#Caps captain @Ovi8 answers questions from reporters after being spotted buying clothes for a homeless man in Edmonton. #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/JxD6A9l3sb

- WashingtonfCapitals (@Capitals) October 28, 2017

Ovechkin downplayed his kind gesture when talking to reporters.

Ovechkin: "If you see a guy almost naked out there with that kind of temperature, I think every human can do something, you know?"

- Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) October 28, 2017

The world could certainly use more Alex Ovechkins.

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