Athletistic / Hockey. Washington Capitals captain and forward Alexander Ovechkin spoke about the fear of American citizens to visit Russia on tourist trips. According to him, it’s all about prejudices.
“Why do we go to the United States, but they don’t come to us? It seems to me that they are afraid to go to Russia. They think that there are still bears walking the streets here… I think that’s the problem. I hope it will change. For example, all my friends who come to Moscow from the United States no longer want to leave here. Again, you know, to each his own,” Ovechkin said in an interview with blogger Amiran Sardarav. YouTube channel.
Alexander Ovechkin was selected first overall in the 2004 NHL Draft by the Washington Capitals. The Russian made his NHL debut in October 2005. 13 years later, he helped the Capitals win the Stanley Cup for the first time in team history. Currently, the 38-year-old Russian has scored 853 goals in NHL regular-season games, making him the second-leading sniper in league history. Ovechkin is 41 shots shy of Wayne Gretzky’s record.
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