Ovechkin always put on a show, NHL.com writer recalls
NHL legend Alex Ovechkin has announced that the current season will be his last in the NHL. The article reflects on his historic career, including breaking the all-time goal-scoring record.
Why it matters
Ovechkin is one of the most significant figures in modern hockey history, and his retirement marks the end of a major era for the sport.
With Capitals captain announcing this will be last season, Gulitti writes of covering his past 10 years
Alex Ovechkin ’s goal-scoring days in the NHL will end after this season, the 41-year-old announcing Monday this will be his last season for the Washington Capitals.
Somehow, it feels like the show around Ovechkin will continue, though, whatever he does next, whether that’s playing in the Kontinental Hockey League in his native Russia or stepping away from the game completely to spend more time with wife, Nastya, and their sons, Sergei, 8, and Ilya, 6. Ovechkin had an aura about him that something fun was going to happen, starting with his NHL debut against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 5, 2005.
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