If in the current political situation, the striker from “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin can break the record Wayne Gretzky on goals in the NHL, then it will be a very big achievement, said the head coach of the Russian national hockey team Alexei Zhamnov .
Ovechkin scored a hat trick Tuesday against Chicago (7-3) and hit the 800 NHL goal mark. The 37-year-old forward is behind Gordie Howe (801) and Gretzky (894), who previously said he would be happy if Ovechkin broke his record.
– Congratulated Ovechkin for the 800th goal?
– Of course, we correspond.
– Like everyone else, you wanted to bypass Gretzky?
“Whoever you ask, no one will give a definite answer. It’s something unpredictable, anything can happen in sport. He may or may not succumb. I think that in general everyone in our hockey, including me, we believe that sooner or later Gretzky’s record will be broken and will be broken by our Russian hockey player. In this political situation that is happening now, that would be very strong,” Zhamnov told reporters.
Source : MatchTV
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