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Alexander Ovechkin Wikipedia the free encyclopediaPlease readA personal appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales HideShowWikipedia Forever Our shared knowledge Our shared treasure Help us protect it ShowWikipedia Forever Our shared knowledge Our shared treasure Help us protect it Alexander OvechkinFrom Wikipedia the free encyclopediaJump to navigation searchBornSeptember 17 1985 (19850917) (age 24)Moscow Russian SFSR USSRHeightWeight6 ft 2 in (188 m)237 lb (108 kg 16 st 13 lb)PositionLeft wingShootsRightNHL teamF teamsWashington CapitalsDynamo Moscow (RSL)Ntl team RussiaNHL Draft1st overall 2004Washington CapitalsPro career2001 presentWebsitehttpwwwAlexOvechkin8comAlexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (Russian pronounced lksndr vetkn born September 17 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) In January 2008 he signed a thirteenyear contract extension worth $124 million with the Capitals the most lucrative contract in NHL historyOvechkin was the first overall selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft Due to the 200405 NHL lockout he began play in the 200506 NHL season in which he won the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year During the 200708 season he led the NHL with 65 goals and 112 points to capture the Rocket Richard and Art Ross Trophies That season he also won the Lester B Pearson Award as the top player voted by the NHL Players Association and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the leagues MVP In 2009 he again won the Hart Pearson and Richard awards He is the only player to win all four awards since the Rocket Richard Trophys inception in 1999Contents hide1 Early life 2 Playing career 21 Dynamo Moscow 22 Washington Capitals 23 International play 3 Off the ice 4 Career statistics 41 International statistics 42 AllStar Games 5 Awards 51 NHL 52 International play 6 Records 61 NHL records 62 Washington Capitals records 7 References 8 External links edit Early lifeAlex Ovechkin is the son of Mikhail Ovechkin a former professional football (soccer) player and Tatyana Ovechkina who won two Olympic gold medals while competing for the Soviet womens basketball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow1The first sign of Ovechkins future came when he was two years oldwhile in a Soviet toy store he grabbed a toy hockey stick and refused to let go His parents treasure the picture to this day2 Whenever he saw a hockey game on TV he dropped all his toys and ran to the TV protesting strongly if his parents tried to change the channelcitation needed His parents say they knew he would be an athlete when he chose to run up the steps to their 10th floor apartment instead of taking the elevatorci...