Back in the day Logan Cooley actually was a Capitals fan.
Growing up, Logan Cooley’s favorite player was Alex Ovechkin despite growing up in Pittsburgh.
Cooley was likely one of the few Washington Capitals fans living in Pittsburgh as the Penguins and Capitals were big-time rivals through the 2010s.
He grew up wearing Ovechkin’s jersey and now some people are purchasing Cooley’s jersey which is a special feeling for the young forward.
"I remember being a little kid and just wearing an Ovechkin jersey, and you don't really think too much of it," Cooley said. "You kind of appreciate it a little more like now, people wanting your jersey, and think that highly of you. They're also not that cheap either. So it's pretty cool to kind of have people wanting to wear that."
Last season, Cooley had the opportunity to play Ovechkin for the first time and it didn't feel like any ordinary game for him.
"You're pretty starstruck," Cooley said. "But it's cool. You see him on TV all the time. You're rooting for him, then you're playing against him, battling him. And it's always fun to go against the best guys to ever play."
Cooley’s days as a fan are over now, but his memories of cheering for Ovechkin and the Capitals will never go away.