Ron Francis, General Manager of Seattle Kraken, a Hockey Hall of Fame member, shared his view of legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky’s pursuit of Russian forward Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin for the record scoring goal in National Hockey League history. (NHL). Transmits words official site NHL.
“There’s always someone coming. Nobody thought that Gretzky would come. It seems like everybody knows where Ovechkin will be, and yet nobody can stop him. So thanks for what he’s done, there’s a good chance he’ll break the record,” said Francis.
On December 24, Ovechkin threw a corset and made an assist in the match against Winnipeg. It was the second puck that allowed the 37-year-old forward to beat Gordie Howe’s 801 goalscoring record in the NHL and move up to a clean second place on the snipers list in league history. Now Rus has 802 goals. Sniper leader Wayne Gretzky has 894 goals.
Vladislav Tretyak, Former President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RHF) judicial Ovechkin as a superhero after finishing second in NHL goals.