Alexander Ovechkin: one of the best hockey players in the world

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:43

Alexander Ovechkin burst into the elite of world hockey back in 2005 and is not going to leave it anytime soon. Forward of the NHL club "Washington Capitals" during his career managed to break all conceivable and unthinkable performance records, was marked by a whole series of striking statements and actions. He never refuses to play for the national team, having managed to play in twelve world championships, becoming a three-time world champion and a multiple medalist. A bright man is accompanied by bright women in life, which is probably why Alexander Ovechkin was credited with novels with almost all Russian celebrities.

G8 style

It is quite logical that in the NHL the powerful Russian forward was given the nickname Alexander the Great. Ovechkin is an extremely dangerous and aggressive winger. He spent most of his career on the left flank of the attack, where he feels best.

Alexander scores a hugethe number of pucks, preferring not to be tormented by doubts, but to hit on goal with the very first touch. Ovi's favorite spot is the left-hand face-off circle in the opponent's zone, from where he has scored most of his pucks. Unlike many of his North American partners, Ovechkin is a master of the wrist shot, which he trained when he was a Dynamo hockey player.

Impressive physical dimensions allow Alexander to conduct an active power struggle throughout the match.

Speedy and powerful forward, he is able to crush the most formidable defender and pin him to the boards. If in the early years of his stay in the NHL, Ovechkin played most of the time strictly on the attack, ignoring defensive actions, then with the arrival of Washington, Barry Trotz became more active in defending his own goal, constantly getting involved in the collection of the puck in his own zone.

Ovi Records

A whole generation of young hockey players has grown up on Alexander's game, he has not slowed down for more than ten years. He joined the NHL back in 2005 and has since broken many performance records.

The cunning scheme of the draft in North America, designed to even out the balance of power among the clubs, allowed the weakest team in the league, Washington, to get the strongest European rookie, and that is the only reason why Alexander the Great has no winning the Stanley Cup.

Nevertheless, this does not prevent Alexander Ovechkin from constantly updatingindividual records. The forward of "Washington" became the best sniper of the season six times, received the title of the most valuable player of the league three times, he has the status of the scorer of the season in his asset.

Alexander Ovechkin became the first Russian player to cross the milestone of 500 goals in his career. For seven seasons, he consistently scored more than fifty goals in a season, becoming one of only three hockey players in history to achieve such an achievement. It makes sense that in 2017, Ovi was named one of the top 100 NHL players of all time, and some publications have included him in the Top 25 Greatest Players.

International career

Ovechkin started playing for the adult Russian national team back in 2004. He considers it an honor to play for the country's national team and never refuses challenges to the World Championships and the Olympic Games. Fortunately, his native Washington is consistently eliminated from the Stanley Cup in the early stages of the playoffs, which allows Ovi to arrive at the national team's location on time before the start of the tournament.

In total, Alexander Ovechkin took part in twelve world championships, winning gold three times. In addition, the forward has a whole collection of medals with a silver and bronze tint.

Personal life of Alexander Ovechkin

The hockey player of "Washington" and the Russian national team was credited with novels with the most beautiful women in Russia and the United States. According to journalists, Victoria Lopyreva, Zhanna Friske, Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas were his victims. The love story of Alexander and Maria Kirilenko made a lot of noise.

One of the most beautiful tennis players on the planet dated Ovi for several years, the guys even announced their engagement, but in 2014 their relationship fell apart.

Alexander Ovechkin settled down only in 2017, marrying the daughter of Vera Glagoleva, model Anastasia Shubskaya.