Washington hockey player Alexander Ovechkin said that fundamental changes have occurred in the development of hockey in Russia, Ovechkin reported. press service Russian Hockey Federation (RHF).
“If you compare it to when I started, the changes are dramatic. There are more tracks, the kids have uniforms, the number of coaches has increased noticeably,” Ovechkin said.
Ovechkin played in 79 regular season games in his final NHL season, scoring 31 goals and dishing out 34 assists, and appearing in four playoff games. The Canadian continues to trail Wayne Gretzky’s sharpshooting record. Ovechkin is second in the Canadian’s all-time career, 41 goals behind him; 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.
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Source: Gazeta
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