Hockey
Ovechkin – about the possible withdrawal from the appeal of his game number: “And you call Washington and find out”
The captain of Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin advised reporters to contact the club and find out if it is planned to withdraw his game number from the appeal.
Ovechkin is the owner of the Stanley Cup, a three -time world champion. Last season, a 39 -year -old Russian became the best sniper in the history of the NHL, on his account 897 washers. Ovechkin stands for Washington under the eighth number, his contract with the club is valid until the end of the season -2025/26.
– Detroit decided to withdraw from the appeal the number of Sergey Fedorov. Do you think that Pavel Datsyuk also deserves such an honor?
– Of course, deserves. But I do not work in Detroit, so I can’t say anything.
– By the way, Fedorov said that your number in the future should also be withdrawn from appeal at Washington.
“And you will call Washington and find out,” the correspondent of Match TV reports the words of Ovechkin.
On Saturday in Yekaterinburg, a show -match was held in Yekaterinburg in honor of Datsyuk. The meeting was called The Magic Game (“Magic Game”). Forwards for his career won the gold of the Olympiad, two Stanley Cups, the gold of the World Cup and the Gagarin Cup. Datsyuk spent the last match in 2021 as part of the “Avtomobilist”.
Source: Sportbox
I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.