“I hate preseason, in general. I really want to finish hockey. I don’t just like working out. Before the season is the hardest thing. Imagine, you come back from vacation, tanned, everything is fine. And then the coach calls and says: “Well, Sash, tomorrow we start training.” And so, you go to training, then you rest, then another training session, and that’s it. I hate it, I can’t stand it, ”Ovechkin said in an interview with the YouTube channel “It’s hockey, brother!
During his championship career, Ovechkin accumulated 853 goals and 697 assists in 1,426 games.
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Source: Sport
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