The head coach of St. Petersburg SKA, Roman Rotenberg, said that he would not refuse to sign a contract with the Russian forward and captain of the National Hockey League (NHL) Washington Capitals club Alexander Ovechkin. His words are a guide kp.ru.
“He has a contract for two more years. How will the contract with Washington end… So who would turn down Ovechkin? Would you give up on Ovechkin? No, of course not,” Rotenberg said.
Ovechkin played in 79 regular season games in his last NHL season, scoring 31 goals and making 34 assists, and playing in four playoff games. The Canadian continues to follow 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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