A Caps player gifted Jonas Siegenthaler an extra-long stick for Christmas and he actually used it



It might be 2020 now, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to still hand out some overdue Christmas gifts.

On Thursday the Washington Capitals returned to the ice for the first time since New Year’s Eve and 6-foot-3 defenceman Jonas Siegenthaler had a funny gift waiting for him on the bench.



Siegs secret Santa gift: a hilariously long twig pic.twitter.com/LvTF5MTGgC — Washington ☃️ Capitals (@Capitals) January 2, 2020

We’re not sure who drew Siegenthaler’s name in the Secret Santa draw, but whoever did decided to gift their teammate with an extremely long hockey stick.



Ah, I see they cut down one of Chara’s. — Jeremy Corby (@rabbitgtibbar) January 2, 2020

It might have been a little too big for Siegenthaler, but the 22-year-old reminded us that it’s the thought that matters as he took his new stick out onto the ice for a test run.



Jonas Siegenthaler is holding a... well, a very long reaching hockey stick. pic.twitter.com/ZyQ0OxWsEt — Sammi Silber (@sammisilber) January 2, 2020 Jonas Siegenthaler going for the extra long reach pic.twitter.com/MWm7BrKctD — Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) January 2, 2020

The extra-long reach is pretty great, but good luck getting a shot off with that thing.

(H/T Twitter/Capitals)