russian strikerWashington Capitals » Alexander Ovechkin in an interview with , he explained why the striker “Pittsburgh » Yevgeny Malkin could not participate in the children’s tournament in Krasnogorsk.
The fifth tournament for Alexander Ovechkin’s awards – Ovi CUP – ended on Saturday in Moscow. The winner was the CSKA team born in 2011, which defeated SKA-Strelna in the final – 7:2. Third place was taken by Yaroslavl Lokomotiv.
We went to the restaurant, talked about life. I asked what he would do, how he would fly to America. He was supposed to come to my children’s tournament in Krasnogorsk. But he came to Russia without a hockey uniform. Zhenya has already returned to America,” Ovechkin told .
Last season, Ovechkin was second in the number of goals scored in the NHL regular season – 822. The record belongs to Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals.
Malkin is a three-time Stanley Cup winner (2009, 2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh and a two-time world champion with the Russian team. Pittsburgh failed to qualify for the NHL playoffs last season for the first time in 17 years.
Source : MatchTV
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