Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara’s new hockey sticks mistakenly delivered to man in New Jersey

In this time of extreme social distancing and increased online shopping, it's not uncommon to have a package delivered to an incorrect address. But a New Jersey man got quite a surprise this week when an unexpected box from China arrived at his house.

Ariel Ben-Abraham was stunned Monday to find the box contained a shipment of hockey sticks that were custom-made for Washington Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara. 

How they ended up being delivered to his home remains a mystery.

"This has to take the cake as the strangest thing I've gotten by mistake," said Ben-Abraham, who runs his own clothing company, in an interview with ESPN. "Future Hall of Famer's sticks, for the tallest player in NHL history? That's crazy. Those odds don't even make sense."

Ben-Abraham told The Athletic that the package contained 17-20 sticks. Chara is 6-foot-9 and uses a 67-inch shafted stick.

Yo @zdeno33 I know you haven’t tweeted since 2014 but you coming to pick these up or not…? pic.twitter.com/k4eBXF5x14

After Ben-Abraham posted photos of the shipment on social media, he was contacted by a representative from True Hockey, the company that thought it had sent the sticks to Chara.

As it turns out, the sticks are a new model called Project X that aren't even available to the general public yet. True Hockey had one batch delivered to Chara on Jan. 25, but this second shipment didn't arrive as successfully. 

Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara scores a goal against his former team, the Boston Bruins, in a Feb. 1 game in Washington. (Photo: Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports)

Ben-Abraham told ESPN he posted photos of Chara's sticks online because of his own frustrations with delivery companies and because he wanted to connect with Chara and the Capitals directly.

It worked. 

True Hockey is arranging for the equipment to be picked up and delivered to its intended destination, possibly in time for the Capitals' next game on Thursday in New York against the Rangers. 

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