Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin explains why he has never changed clubs in his entire career in the National Hockey League (NHL). words of the hockey player “Championship.com”.
“When you understand how you are being treated with love, soul and heart, why change all this to a club you can’t get?” said Ovechkin.
In the 2004 draft, Ovechkin was elected by Washington in the first general election. He spent 18 seasons with the American club, becoming captain in 2010. He won the Stanley Cup with the team in 2018, the first trophy in history for the club.
Ovechkin played in 74 regular season games in the NHL last season, scoring 42 goals and 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.
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