Washington Forward Alexander Ovechkin said that during his career he managed to catch three generations of hockey players.
On Saturday, a gala match took place in Mytishchi as part of the 6th edition of the annual Ovi Cup tournament, held under the patronage of Ovechkin. The teams of three-time world champion Ovechkin and two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov drew 6:6.
— I saw three generations, and then hockey was completely different. Then it started to change: the rules, the form. Previously, clubs were made of wood, but now they weigh nothing. The system, tactics, professionalism, everything has changed. It was a blessing for me to be at a time when everything was growing and changing, to see everything with my own eyes. For Kirill [Капризова] “It’s also a pleasure to see legends in action. For me, it was a blessing to be on the same ice with such legends,” the correspondent reported, citing Ovechkin’s words.
Ovechkin is 38 years old. The Russian forward, with 853 goals scored, ranks second on the list of the best snipers in NHL history, behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894). With the Capitals, Ovechkin and Orlov won the Stanley Cup in the 2017-18 season.
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