Former Russian national team striker Alexei Tereshchenko told that he didn’t care at all Alexander Ovechkin was not included in the list of the 50 best NHL hockey players for the upcoming 2024/25 season according to Canadian television channel TSN.
Earlier, TSN announced that for the first time, Ovechkin, 39, would be absent from the rankings, which the network’s experts have compiled since 2010.
– Oh, honestly, I don’t care! At least not in the top 50, at least not in the top 10. I don’t care! Well, I didn’t touch it, so what? It’s only the business of the journalists who talked about it. It’s important that Sasha Ovechkin, Zhenya Malkin and our other guys play. People talk about it, they bring results and earn money. How can a top 50 be important here?! In reality, everything is completely different, – Tereshchenko told .
Last season, Ovechkin played 79 NHL games, scoring 65 points (31 goals, 34 assists).
Ovechkin ranks second on the NHL’s all-time scoring list with 853 goals, behind Wayne Gretzky (894). With Washington, Ovechkin won the Stanley Cup in 2018.
The new NHL season begins on October 4.
More sports news in our telegram channel .
Source : MatchTV
I’m Emma Smith, a dedicated journalist and avid storyteller. I have been writing for news websites for the past 5 years, reporting on hockey news and delivering in-depth analysis of the sport. In my current role as Author at Athletistic, I write about hockey events from around the world to keep followers up-to-date with what’s happening in the sport.
