Alex Ovechkin, your captain, begins his 20th season as the Washington Capitals begin their 50th. We all know he’s 42 goals short of the record, but aside from charitable hockey in Russia, what else has he been doing?
Let’s take a look at the spectacular game known as the Ovi Cup tournament, which is held in Russia, before we go on. Along with his son Sergei, who turns six later this month, Ovi was a star in the game. In a friendly match, Ilya Kovalchuk and other KHL stars were pitted against Evgeni Malkin and Kirill Kaprizov, two more NHL players.
The final score was 6–6, and little Sergei even scored on a breakaway. Like his father, he skated in yellow lacing. One more adorable moment.
According to a DeepL translation by Sammi Silber from The Hockey News, Ovechkin spoke on MatchTV:
“We’ll work together; I believe he’s made some progress this year.”
– Ovechkin, Alex
According to Championat, the Ovi Cup is a youth competition held annually in Moscow, and in 2026, the great eight will also be opening the Alexander Ovechkin Academy. Ovi also mentioned this:
“”We aim to establish it as the top academy. We’ll try our hardest; head coaches and team coaches will raise children to be recruited by other teams and given the chance to play in the KHL or possibly the NHL.””
– Ovechkin
With 853 goals and 42 goals needed to pass Wayne Gretzky and tie him, the world will be eagerly observing the great eight to see whether he can go closer to writing history. Ahead of the September training camp, he is anticipated to return to the region.
Ovechkin, who turns 39 next month, made his NHL debut in 2005. The idea that we are sort of in the final dance for the great eight who have enthralled us for so long is absurd.
SI’s Nick Horwat observed the delicate subject that Ovechkin addressed with rsport.ru:
There are still two years remaining on my NHL contract. I would like to play my final game for Dynamo, my former employer. However, there is no reason to bring up this subject at this time.””
– Ovi Ovechkin, who played three seasons at the Moscow Dynamo, his hometown team, was naturally chosen first overall twenty years ago. After the unfortunate lockout in 2004–05, we had to wait a year. However, there’s a good chance Ovi can surpass the Great One this year.
News about the Washington Capitals: Players start practicing at home; Carl Hagelin is a few days away from the season; Evgeny Kuznetsov had trouble in his last years; and is it possible that John Carlson and T.J. Oshie will play in the 2026 Olympics?
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News about the Washington Capitals: Hendrix Lapierre and Nic Dowd speak, and Alex Ovechkin approaches history
On this steamy Friday in August, some news
Michael Marzzacco wrote on August 9, 2024.
Washington Capitals players Alex Ovechkin, Nic Dowd, Tom Wilson, and Alexander Alexeyev
Washington Capitals players Alex Ovechkin, Nic Dowd, Tom Wilson, and Alexander Alexeyev | Getty Images/Scott Taetsch
The Washington Capitals are getting closer to their season. Naturally, we are aware that Alex Ovechkin is just 42 goals short of surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals ever scored. However, what would it signify for the future if he broke it thus early in the season?
Ovechkin captaining Russia is mentioned by Janson Dunech of The Hockey News, which makes perfect sense. He wrote, “The “Great 8″ has no rivals when it comes to leading Russia at the Olympics—almost as easy as (Sidney) Crosby.” He is the only captain who was born in Russia to win the Stanley Cup.” Additionally, he mentions Martin Fehervary as a possible Slovakian.
In other developments, the Caps participated in the 12th Baltimore Street Hockey Tournament, demonstrating their continuous community involvement. In a rematch for the championship with a different result, Madison Square defeated Lakeland, according to Hayley Salvatora of WashCaps.com.
On August 2, the game was played, and the squad that won raced to the center of Madison Square Recreation Center in Baltimore City, also known as “The Dome.” And sure, after winning 6-1, they raised a little Stanley Cup in the air.
Sammi Silber reports in The Hockey News that John Carlson and Nic Dowd contributed to the Crash the Net podcast when it relaunched.
Hendrix Lapierre gave Silber an explanation,
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