GQ Ranks Ovechkin 48 On D.C. Power List
- Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:39 PM
- Written By: Josh Marks
Rahm Emanuel, Robert Gates, Ben Bernanke, Alex Ovechkin. Alex Ovechkin? That's right. The Russian scoring machine is ranked number 48 in GQ Magazine's 50 Most Powerful People in D.C. list.
While the human highlight reel has yet to secure a Stanley Cup for the nation's capital, the great 8 has helped turn the once woeful Capitals into a winner and as GQ states: "Washington loves a winner."
And with the Redskins, Nationals and Wizards causing hypertension from Arlington to Adams-Morgan, Ovechkin and the Caps have been the only team in town to give Washingtonians reason to hope.
And with the Verizon Center rocking the red at every Caps home game, there are some well-known bandwagon politicos cheering on the home team.
David Gregory, John Kerry and Joe Lieberman have all been spotted at the Phone Booth. Alright, so it's no Jack Nicholson at the Lakers game, but these power players are D.C.'s version of Hollywood stars.
But there is one famous resident who has yet to watch Ovechkin work his magic and he lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But as the campaign slogan goes, "Change Can Happen."
