Alex Ovechkin Biography

Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin, born on 17 September 1985, is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger who has served as captain for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League. Ovechkin holds the record for most career goals in NHL regular season history and is the only player to have scored 900 regular season goals. He began his professional career with Dynamo Moscow in the Russian Superleague, where he played for four seasons before moving to the NHL. Selected first overall in the 2004 NHL entry draft, Ovechkin joined the Washington Capitals as a top prospect. In the 2005–06 season, he earned the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year and ranked third in league scoring. Ovechkin received the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player in the 2018 playoffs after leading the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup championship. He was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history in 2017.