Ovi Drops By Arlington Fire Station, With Pizza

Washington Capitals star, former Arlington resident and Papa John’s pitchman Alexander Ovechkin dropped by an Arlington fire station with free pizzas for the firefighters yesterday.

The surprise visit happened Thursday afternoon at Fire Station 2, near Ballston, where the Caps practice. Ovechkin can be seen in a video (below) dropping off pizzas and taking a brief tour of the station and ACFD’s Truck 106.

(The truck often runs calls in the City of Falls Church, which contracts with Arlington to provide fire services.)

“Yeah!” Ovechkin can be heard saying as he sits in the driver’s seat, with the truck’s lights blinking. “Everybody’s going to be afraid of me on the road.”

“We love station visits,” ACFD said in a Tweet shortly after the visit. “This one though… TOP! Thanks for dropping by @ovi8. Come by anytime!”

Thanks for all you do!!! #ALLCAPS @PapaJohns_DMV pic.twitter.com/4sGwH1gYfq

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 21, 2019

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Station 2 had a surprise visitor today! Big thank you to @capitals , @aleksandrovechkinofficial & @papajohns_dmv for stopping by & bringing this afternoon. Always proud to #RockTheRed #ALLCAPS ‬

A post shared by Arlington County Fire (@arlingtonvafd) on Nov 21, 2019 at 2:45pm PST

Screen cap via @Capitals/Twitter