Shamil Tarpischev, President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), spoke about the connection between the family of Washington Capitals hockey player Alexander Ovechkin and Mordovia.
“Does Sasha Ovechkin have Mordovian roots? I just spoke with Tatyana Ovechkina about this topic. Sasha’s mother must be respected. Tatyana Nikolaevna spoke a lot and warmly about Mordovia. Meanwhile, I helped the Ovechkins set up a tennis court at their cottage. In general, I try to establish close relationships with people of Mordovian descent. There are many of them in Moscow – Svetlana Khorkina, Alexei Nemov, Leonid Arkaev, ”Tarpischev quotes “Big C”.
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 the Gordie Howe record and move up to a clean second place on the snipers list in league history.
Now the Russian has 822 goals scored in the National Hockey League (NHL) in his career. Wayne Gretzky is 72 goals behind. Canada remains the first among snipers in NHL history, due to 894 goals.
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