Dynamo Olympic champion Stanislav Petukhov, in a conversation with , recalled his first steps Alexandra Ovechkina in hockey and noted the role in his development as a player of the legendary Alexandra Maltseva .
Ovechkin played for Dynamo Moscow from 2001 to 2005, as well as in the 2012/13 lockout season. Maltsev played for the capital club in 1967-84 and was inducted into the Dynamo Hall of Fame in 1997.
Ovechkin is the third-highest scorer in NHL history with 800 goals, behind Gordie Howe (801) and Wayne Gretzky (894).
– Of course, I follow all of Ovechkin’s files. After all, his training began before my eyes – at the old skating rink in Petrovsky Park, when Sasha Maltsev worked specifically with him, put Alexander on skating and everything else. And now I am very happy that Ovechkin continues to glorify Dynamo Moscow in the NHL, of which he is a student. He has every chance of breaking Gretzky’s record.
– What do you remember of Ovechkin during this first viewing at Dynamo?
– It was not very coordinated in terms of skin tone. I also remember thinking: what a gaffe, maybe it’s better for him to play football or go to wrestling, some type of martial arts. But Maltsev straightened out all the hockey moments for him, I watched it with my own eyes. But Ovechkin’s main asset has always been his insane knockout, which allows him to score so many goals, Petukhov told .
Source : MatchTV
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