Double Olympic hockey champion Alexander Kozhevnikov told that the Russian forward of the NHL club Washington Alexander Ovechkin made a lot of efforts to popularize his native country.
Earlier, traveler Fedor Konyukhov in an interview with said that he “won’t shake hands” with Capitals captain Ovechkin, because he treats him badly because he plays in the United States.
– It’s his opinion, he thinks it. Let’s do the same with our diplomats then [говорить], they live there. Ovechkin is a representative of Russia and does everything to popularize the country. Everyone knows that he is a great Russian hockey player. A lot of our guys are playing in the NHL, that says a lot about the level of hockey. Let him also talk about diplomats and not shake their hands. Alexander is overall a diplomat. Ovechkin is a good person, a family man, an example for many, even for Americans,” Kozhevnikov told .
Ovechkin is 38 years old and has played for Washington since 2005. The Russian forward ranks second on the list of best snipers in NHL history with 853 goals, just behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894).
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