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Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (Russian: Алексaндр Михайлович Овечкин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲetɕkʲɪn];<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ovechkin#cite_note-translit-1"><span>[</span>n 1<span>]</span></a> born 17 September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "The Great 8" in reference to his jersey number and "Ovi",<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ovechkin#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ovechkin#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ovechkin#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a> he is widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Ovechkin holds numerous NHL career records, including the record for most NHL goals scored in a career with 895. He also holds the records for the most power play goals, most goals in away games, most empty net goals, most overtime goals, most game-winning goals, most unique goalies scored upon, and most goals with one team in NHL history. Ovechkin is one of three players in NHL history to score 800 career goals, along with Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe.
Ovechkin began his professional career with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague in 2001, playing there for four seasons. Ovechkin was selected by the Capitals first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2005–06 season, Ovechkin captured the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year and finished third overall in league scoring. Ovechkin has won the award for NHL's leading goal scorer a record nine times while also being the runner-up for the award one other time (2010). He holds the NHL record for most 40-goal seasons with thirteen and co-holds, with Mike Bossy and Gretzky, the record for most 50-goal campaigns with nine. He is also the only player to have tallied 200 or more goals in three different decades, with 245 in the 2000s, 437 in the 2010s, and 200 in the 2020s.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ovechkin#cite_note-:2-5"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a> He has won the Hart Memorial Trophy for most valuable player three times (in 2008, 2009, and 2013) while also being a finalist two other times (2010 and 2015), and the Award for best player as voted on by the National Hockey League Players' Association three times (2008, 2009, 2010) while also being a finalist two other times (2013 and 2015). In 2018, the Capitals won the Stanley Cup for the first time, and Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for most valuable player in the 2018 playoffs. He has also been named to the NHL first All-Star team eight times, and the second All-Star team four times. In 2017, Ovechkin was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players of all time.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ovechkin#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a>
Internationally, Ovechkin has represented Russia in multiple tournaments. His first IIHF tournament was the 2002 World U18 Championship. The following year he made his debut at the World Junior Championship, helping Russia win the gold medal. He played two more years at the World Juniors, as well as once more at the World U18 Championships. Ovechkin's first senior tournament was the 2004 World Championship, and he also played in the World Cup that year. Ovechkin has also played for Russia at the Winter Olympics in 2006, 2010, and 2014. Overall, Ovechkin has represented Russia at thirteen World Championships and three Olympics in his career, winning the World Championship three times.
This generation has seen premier athletes in multiple sports. Does Alex have a good 2 years left or is he done-done?
Wow a nig passed Gretzky ?
My boy Pavel bure could’ve probably done it but got injured smh..Russian rocket..canucks 4life
My boy Pavel bure could’ve probably done it but got injured smh..Russian rocket..canucks 4life
Got a chance to meet him at an autograph signing at one of the local malls in the 90s. Had a Canucks wallet on me and he signed that.
He was a regular highlight waiting to happen. Fast as fuck.
Got a chance to meet him at an autograph signing at one of the local malls in the 90s. Had a Canucks wallet on me and he signed that.
He was a regular highlight waiting to happen. Fast as fuck.
Exactly.. the first hockey jersey I ever copped was pavel bure .. still mad they lost to the rangers in the Stanley cup.. dude was a beast, mad fast and unstoppable.. damn injury fucked his career up
He was something else.
That '94 Playoff run was wild. Rangers took them out in Game 7. Only for the Canucks to lose another Game 7 Final nearly 17 years later to the day to Boston ... and yet more rioting in the city. Just watched the ESPN 30 for 30 about the 2011 riots a few months back (from last year).
Funny side note ... some of the bad bitches in junior high who were sports fans had Michael Jordan and Pavel Bure posters in their lockers. Most of us guys had hiphop posters and bikini broads in ours, haha.
Yep 94 playoff definitely was crazy.. lol at bure and Jordan posters.. yeah he definitely was look as the next jordan of hockey.. 60+ goal seasons.. great time for sports
MJ and the Russian Rocket did it for the ladies, haha.
He was definitely something else.
I still remember sitting at the bus stop with buses going by with the "Go Canucks Go" going across their scroll thinking ... "Wow ... they might actually win this whole thing."
It was mid-June. Mom said we should head downtown that night to see the celebrations, win or lose. I couldn't as I was cramming for a Math final the next morning. Sitting there with my cereal the next day and she was like - "Shit ... aren't you glad we didn't go downtown last night?"
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