Alex Ovechkin

About Alex Ovechkin

All-Star winger who won the Hart Trophy for league MVP three times in 2013 to become the eighth player in NHL history to do it. In 2016, he became the fifth-fastest player in NHL history to reach 500 career goals, as well as the first Russian to do it. With the Washington Capitals, he won his first Stanley Cup Championship in 2018.

Alex Ovechkin before fame

At the age of 16, he began playing in Russian hockey leagues.

Achievement of Alex Ovechkin

The Washington Capitals drafted him first overall in the 2004 NHL Draft, and he was named to his first All-Star squad in 2007. With 65 goals in 2007-08 and 56 goals in 2008-09, he led the NHL in goals for two consecutive seasons.

Alex Ovechkin family life

Alexander's enthusiasm for hockey was sparked by his older brother Sergei, who unfortunately died in a vehicle accident when Alexander was ten years old. In 2016, he married Anastasia Shubskaya, with whom he had two boys, Sergei and Ilya.

Associations of Alex Ovechkin

In consecutive rounds, he and Sidney Crosby were the first overall picks, and they immediately established themselves as two of the game's greatest players.

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