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Ovechkin bought clothes for homeless person in Edmonton

Kim Klement / USA TODAY Sports

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.

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.

Ovechkin downplayed his kind gesture when talking to reporters.

The world could certainly use more Alex Ovechkins.

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