D.C. farm to open Ovechkin-inspired corn maze

6-acre attraction honors Capitals forward’s record-breaking season, raises funds for V Foundation

Ovechkin corn maze

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By Christopher Detwiler
@Chris_Detwiler NHL.com Staff Writer

Not to be too corny, but this new attraction looks pretty a-maize-ing.

A local farm near Washington, D.C. is opening a six-acre corn maze to honor Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin and his record-breaking season from last year.

Ovechkin broke the NHL record for most career goals, scoring his 895th goal on April 6.

The maze, located at Summers Farm in nearby Frederick, MD, opens on Saturday. Proceeds from the attraction will benefit The V Foundation.

The maze is an outline of Ovechkin taking one of his signature slapshots, with “Gr8ness 895” spelled out on top. The Capitals logo is also included in the maze’s design.

Back in March, Ovechkin launched “The GR8 CHASE for Victory Over Cancer” in a partnership with The V Foundation to raise funds for cancer research.

As part of the initiative, Ovechkin will donate an amount equal to his goal total for every goal he scores during the remainder of his career.

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