"Face of Capitals": Ovechkin receives new five-year contract
Alexander Ovechkin stays with Washington Capitals for another five years. The 35-year-old Russian signed a contract on Tuesday, which guarantees 9.5 million US dollars (8 million euros) annually. "I'm back, DC," he wrote with Instagram - with five exclamation marks. Ovechkin is the face of the Capitals, emphasized sports chief Brian Maclellan: "Alex embodies what our franchise makes up, and we are excited that he will continue his career for the next five years in the jersey of the caps." He himself developed the lucrative contract with his family as he had already made it in 2008 when he signed a 13-year contract for $ 124 million. Gretzky scored 894 goals - Ovechkin stands at 730 Ovechkin graduated from 1,197 games for the Capitals, the first on 5 October 2005. As early as 2004 Washington had pulled him in the draft. He achieved 730 goals in the main round to date and is thus in the sixth rank of the eternal scorer list in the NHL. In the Communication...