President of the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) Vladislav Tretyak shared his thoughts on whether Russian forward and captain of the National Hockey League (NHL) Washington Capitals club Alexander Ovechkin will start a political career after completing his sports career. His words guide the way “Match TV”.
“Politics is a very difficult business. You always live on the edge of love and hate. The pressure is high. And you can’t always do what you want. Ovechkin must decide for himself what he likes. Maybe he will become the head of Dynamo Moscow or work in the Ministry of Sports,” Tretyak said.
Ovechkin played in 34 games in the NHL this season and scored 7 goals and 14 assists.
The 38-year-old player scored a total of 829 goals during his time in the NHL. The difference between Ovechkin, who holds the league record for most goals in NHL history, and Wayne Gretzky is 65 goals.
In the next game of the NHL regular season, Washington will play away against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The match will be played on January 3 and the start siren will sound at 03:00 Moscow time.
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