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The Hockey News Annual Top 50 best players in the NHL list!
1. Mackinnon 2. McDavid 3. Crosby 4. Panarin 5. Pastrnak 6. Draisatl 7. Hedman 8. Pettersson 9. Point 10. Kucherov 11. Marchand 12. Matthews 13. Eichel 14. Kane 15. Ovechkin 16. Hellebuyck 17. Vasilevsky 18. Malkin 19. Josi 20. Barkov 21. Seth Jones 22. O’Reilly 23. Carlson 24. Pietrangelo 25. Scheifele 26. Aho 27. Marner 28. Heiskanen 29. Stone 30. Barzal 31. Bergeron 32. Werenski 33. Rantanen 34. Huberdeau 35. Price 36. Couturier 37. Rask 38. P Luc-Dubois 39. Tavares 40. Lehner 41. Slavin 42. Connor 43. Theodore 44. Makar 45. Q Hughes 46. Laine 47. Horvat 48. Zibanejad 49. M Tkachuk 50. C Hart Honestly I do not…
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Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (born 17 September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and the captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Often referred to as “Ovi” or “the Great Eight“, Ovechkin is widely regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time.[1][2] Ovechkin began his professional career with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague, playing there for four seasons from 2001 until 2005 and returning briefly during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. A highly touted prospect, Ovechkin was selected by the Capitals first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. However, he would remain in Russia until 2005 due to the 2004–05…
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Alexander Ovechkin confirms he will never play for any NHL team but the Capitals and will retire in the KHL
Per NHL.com: Alex Ovechkin said he has no intention of playing for any NHL team other than the Washington Capitals. “It’s not a question of money,” he told Russian Television International this week. “It’s a matter of principle: I played for only two teams, Dynamo [Moscow] and Washington.” Ovechkin is entering the final season of a 13-year, $124 million contract he signed with Washington on Jan. 10, 2008, but he told RTI that he plans to remain with the Capitals for the rest of his NHL career. The 35-year-old forward continues to be one of the most dominant goal-scorers in NHL history. He scored 48 goals last season, sharing…
