Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin won three different major awards at the NHL Awards last night. He dedicated one of them to his grandfather who passed away earlier this season. He also received one of the awards from a former Detroit Red Wings star who was paralyzed in an auto accident at the end of the 90s. He came up to the podium without the help of a walker, wheelchair or anything, apparently. This was an emotional moment for the people there, because he doesn’t walk otherwise.

Ovechkin had a fantastic year, with the most goals and led the league in many of the other stats this year. He wasn’t able to secure the Stanley Cup as he might have hoped, but he had an outstanding year in most other ways. Plus, they came close to winning their conference championship. Next year will probably be even better for him!