Throwback to Ovi and Nickyâs haircut philosophies:
So say you just signed a nine-figure contract to play professional hockey, and then you decided that maybe you wanted to get a trim up top, you know, clean up a little. Where would you go for that haircut? Some fancy downtown salon? A menâs grooming specialty shop? Nah, that stuffâs for prima donna soccer players, or maybe Democratic presidential candidates. If youâre Alex Ovechkin, youâd take your $124 million and head to the Hair Cuttery inside Ballston Commons. Really. Itâs right next to Champs, and around the corner from the As Seen on TV store. This Hair Cuttery story has been circulating, and so I asked Ovechkin today whether it was true.
âWhere I get my haircut? Right here,â he said, from the teamâs practice facility on top of those Commons.
âHow much did it cost?â I asked.
âI canât tell you,â he said.
I threw out the $14 figure that I had heard, and he agreed. So then I suggested that, you know, maybe some people might theoretically have chosen to upgrade after becoming a multi-millionaire, not that thereâs anything wrong with the Hair Cuttery.
âWhy I have to go?â he asked me. âIâm always cut it here, Iâm always hair cut here. Iâm looking good.â
Back to hair. Ovechkinâs running mate, young Swede Nicklas Backstrom, has not deigned to chop his locks since he set foot in the U.S. this fall.
âI donât want to do it here,â he said. âI have my own designer at home.â
I pointed out that this might mean some serious shag come the spring, depending on how things go.
âI was not think about that,â he admitted, âbut weâll see what happens. RIght now Iâm gonna save it.â
And what does he think of Ovechkinâs $14 cut?
âThat was terrible,â Backstrom said. âBut thatâs ok.â
Itâs nice for couples to have different opinions.
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