Alexander Ovechkin burst into the elite of world hockey back in 2005 and is not going to leave it any time soon. Forward NHL club “Washington Capitals” during his career managed to break all conceivable and unimaginable performance records, was marked by a series of bright statements and actions. He never refuses to play for the national team, having managed to play at twelve world championships, becoming a three-time world champion and multiple winner. Bright women are 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 logical that in the NHL, the powerful Russian striker was nicknamed Alexander the Great. Ovechkin is an extremely dangerous and aggressive extreme forward. He spent most of his career on the left flank of the attack, where he feels best.
Alexander scores a huge number of goals, preferring not to be tormented in doubts, but to beat on goal with the first touch. Ovi's favorite point is the left circle of the throw-in in the opponent’s zone, from where he accumulated most of his goals. Unlike many of his North American partners, Ovechkin is very good at the wrist throw, which he trained at Dynamo when he was still a hockey player.
The impressive physical dimensions allow Alexander to conduct an active power struggle throughout the match.
A fast and powerful forward, he is able to crush the most formidable defender and print him to the board. If in the first years of his stay in the NHL Ovechkin most of the time played strictly on the attack, ignoring defensive actions, then with the arrival of Washington, Barry Trotz became more active in defending his own goal, constantly being included in the selection of the puck in his own zone.
Ovi Records
A whole generation of young hockey players has already grown up on Alexander’s game; he has not been slowing down for more than ten years. He came to the NHL back in 2005 and has since broken many performance records.
The cunning scheme of the draft in North America, designed to balance the balance of power among the clubs, allowed the weakest team in the league “Washington” to get the most powerful European rookie in their time, and that's why Alexander the Great has not won a single Stanley Cup victory.
Nevertheless, this does not prevent Alexander Ovechkin from constantly updating individual records. Forward “Washington” six times became the best sniper of the season, three times received the title of the most valuable player in the league, he has the status of scorer of the season.
Alexander Ovechkin became the first Russian player to cross the line of 500 goals in his career. Over the course of seven seasons, he has consistently scored more than fifty goals per season, becoming one of the three hockey players in history to whom such an achievement has obeyed. It is logical that in 2017, Ovi entered the hundred best NHL hockey players of all time, and some publications included him in the Top 25 greatest players.
International career
For the adult national team of Russia, Ovechkin began playing in 2004. He considers it an honor to play for the national team of the country and never refuses to challenge the World Championships and the Olympic Games. Fortunately, his native “Washington” stably flies out of the Stanley Cup in the early stages of the playoffs, which allows Ovi to arrive in time for the national team 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 silver and bronze tint.
