WASHINGTON (April 7, 2025)- Yesterday the Washington Capitals’ captain, Alex Ovechkin, broke the all-time National Hockey League (NHL) goal record. Ovechkin’s 895th goal on Sunday against the New York Islanders broke the previously held record of 894 goals by Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretsky set in 1994.
Experts at the George Washington University are available to provide commentary and analysis on this new record. If you would like to speak to an expert, please contact Media Relations Specialists Shannon Mitchell at shannon [dot] mitchell
gwu [dot] edu (shannon[dot]mitchell[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Lisa Delpy Neirotti, the director of the MS in Sport Management Program and an associate professor of sport management, has been a professor of sport, event, and tourism management at GW for more than 30 years. Delpy Neirotti works with a number of sport event organizations, sponsors, and professional teams to conduct economic and market research studies including the Olympic Games, World Cup, Citi Bank Tennis Tournament, College Football Bowl Games, among others. This will be the 22nd consecutive Olympics she has attended as a consultant, volunteer or researcher, in addition to 5 World Cups, and hundreds of other major sport events since 1984.
Meredith Geisler, assistant professor of sport management, comes to GW with over 30 years of experience in sports public relations. Prior to her appointment at GW, Meredith was senior vice president of communications for Tandem Sports + Entertainment, a full-service sports and entertainment agency with expertise in athlete management, talent representation, marketing, communications and publicity services. Tandem represents some of the biggest stars in professional sports and broadcasting, including elite NBA and WNBA athletes, broadcasters, coaches, industry executives and sports organizations including Ja Morant, Grant Hill, Tim Duncan, Ray Allen, Jeremy Lin, and Tamika Catchings.
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