MOSCOW, September 2, Svetlana Bonopartova. Captain of the National Hockey Club League (NHL) «Washington Capitals» Alexander Ovechkin said that on Saturday he was returning to the United States, where he would begin preparations for the new season.
“Today I’m returning to the USA. For health reasons, everything seems to be fine so far. We will continue to work in Washington. Of course, I want to go with the team to the playoffs, feel the intensity of the struggle and these emotions,” Ovechkin said.
The Russian hockey player spoke at a meeting with fans as part of the KHL Fonfest event.
Ovechkin is a graduate of Dynamo Moscow, with which he won the Gagarin Cup in 2013. The forward became a three-time world champion as part of the Russian national team. In 2018, he won the Stanley Cup with Washington. His current contract with the Capitals runs until the end of the 2025-26 season. In December 2022, Ovechkin passed Gordie Howe to a clean second place on the NHL's all-time leading scorer list.