Russian captain of the National Hockey League (NHL) club “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin in an interview Youtube channel “This is football, bro!” named celebrities from the phone book.
The 37-year-old striker said the most famous people are two-time Olympic hockey champion Vyacheslav Fetisov and head coach of CSKA Moscow, three-time Stanley Cup winner Sergei Fedorov. He also named the actor Denis Nikiforov.
Ovechkin has appeared in 74 games in the NHL this season, scoring 42 goals and providing 33 assists. However, that didn’t help the Capitals reach the tournament’s playoffs.
Now the Russian has 822 goals scored in his NHL career. Wayne Gretzky is 72 goals behind. Canada remains the first among snipers in NHL history, due to 894 goals.
formerly Ovechkin said about the funny rituals that happen in the team.