National Hockey League (NHL) Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin said in an interview with Amiran Sardarov that he does not consider a ministerial post for himself after his career ends.
According to him, in order to take on the post of Russian Sports Minister, it is necessary to receive appropriate education.
“You need to learn to be a minister. So far I can’t say whether I’m ready or not, whether I want to be a Minister of Sports. It’s very difficult not to see your family again, to be on the road all the time. We’ll see, we’ll wait and see,” Ovechkin said.
Ovechkin has played in 79 regular season games and four playoff games in the NHL, scoring 31 goals and making 34 assists. The Canadian continues to follow Wayne Gretzky’s sharpshooting record. Ovechkin is second in all-time, 41 goals behind the Canadian; the Russian currently has 853 goals scored.
In the first round of the 2023/24 NHL playoffs, the Washington Capitals faced the New York Rangers, which included Russian hockey players goaltender Igor Shesterkin and forward Artemy Panarin. The Capitals did not win a single game and lost the series 0-4. Ovechkin did not score in these games.
Alexander Ovechkin before answered When asked about his regrets about not winning an Olympic medal in his career.
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Source: Gazeta
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