Fatima Al Ali got the chance to meet her favourite ice hockey player Alex Ovechkin and showed off her own skills with the Washington Capitals.
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Fatima’s incredible skills were spotted at a practice in Duabi when the Washington Capitals alumnus Petr Bondra was visiting. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters -
Bondra shared footage of Fatima performing skills and drills which went viral. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters -
So the Capitals teamed up with Etihad Airways to arrange for Fatima to meet her hockey hero, Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin. -
Fatima skates with her hockey hero Alex Ovechkin. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters -
She also got to watch the Capitals defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-0 on Wednesday night. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters -
Fatima’s visit fits under the umbrella of the NHL’s Hockey Is For Everyone month. She will take part in the ceremonial puck drop as Washington hosts the Detroit Red Wings. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters -
Back home in the UAE, Fatima, in black, plays for the Abu Dhabi Storm Women’s team. Warren Little / Getty Images -
“Hockey is my escape. My team is my second family.” Fatima said in 2014. Warren Little / Getty Images -
Fatima is even a referee in the men’s Emirates Hockey League. Reem Mohammed / The National
UAE ice hockey player meets her hero Alex Ovechkin - in pictures
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