He became the first Russian player in history to achieve this record. Additionally, Ovechkin is the second active player with 1,500 points.
” In the USA, an ice rink named in honor of Alexander Ovechkin is going to be opened, this is the trend. Why are we waiting? It is already clear that this is the greatest player of our time, who shows still phenomenal results.
Ovechkin became the first Russian hockey player in NHL history to score 1,500 points
Alexander deserves all possible honors, including the opening of arenas and academies named after him, so it is necessary to name, for example, one of the arenas of Russia in honor of Alexander Ovechkin. It doesn’t have to be the Moscow region,” Nazarov said, as quoted by Championship.
The specialist also suggested that the management of Dynamo Moscow is already thinking about this initiative.
The Russian forward has been playing in the NHL since 2005. “Washington” at one time chose the Dynamo graduate with the first pick in the draft.
Source: Sport
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