Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin YouTube channel Gazgolder He said that if Dynamo Moscow played in the National Hockey League (NHL), he would play for that team.
“Is Dynamo more valuable to me than Washington, given that those who say this are in Moscow and not the United States? Dynamo always comes first for me because I have a Dynamo family. I have never played for any other club in Russia, and when you have a dream to play in the NHL and try your luck in the best league in the world, why not … It is a pity that Dynamo could not get there , I would have played for them there, ”said Ovechkin.
In the 2004 draft, Ovechkin was selected 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, a first in the club’s history.
Due to the fact that the Russian 822 abandoned goals in his career in the NHL. Wayne Gretzky is 72 goals behind. He remains the first among snipers in NHL history due to Canada’s 894 goals.
Ovechkin played in 74 regular season games in the NHL last season, scoring 42 goals and 33 assists. But that didn’t help the Capitals reach the tournament’s playoffs.
Spencer Carbury, former Washington Capitals head coach said About Ovechkin’s desire to participate in the playoffs in the new season.