Rotenberg said that Ovechkin created a stick for himself and after that he began to score
The head coach of SKA and the Russia 25 national team, Roman Rotenberg, told how Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin created a stick for himself. His words are reported by Match TV.
Rotenberg shared that Ovechkin was dissatisfied with the sticks at the start of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) and after that he made his own equipment. “He found some old stick of his that he used to score in 2008, when he scored a record number of points. I re-created this stick, produced it,” the coach said.
According to Rotenberg, the hockey player has a stick of the highest level. “When Ovechkin started scoring after the All-Star Game – there are many details, but each one is important – this is due to the fact that he found his stick. And it burst!” – he noted.
In the 2023/2024 season, Ovechkin scored 31 goals and 34 assists. In total, the Russian scored 853 goals in the regular season during his NHL career. The record for this indicator belongs to Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals.
Source: Lenta
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