BIOGRAPHY
Alex Ovechkin was born September 17, 1985, in Moscow, Russia. He is a forward in the NHL.
Ovechkin was selected by the Capitals first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. In the 2005–06 season, Ovechkin's first with the Capitals, he scored 52 goals and 54 assists to lead all rookies in points, capturing the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year and finishing third overall in league scoring. He has won the Hart Memorial Trophy for most valuable player three times, in 2008, 2009, and 2013, and the Lester B. Pearson Award/Ted Lindsay Award for best player as voted on by the National Hockey League Players' Association three times 2008, 2009, 2010. Ovechkin has won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL's leading goal scorer, an NHL-record nine times, first doing so in 2007–08, when his 65 goals and 112 points also earned him the Art Ross Trophy for most points scored. He has also been named to the NHL first All-Star team eight times, and the second All-Star team a further four times. He has scored 50 goals in a season nine times, tying Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky for the most 50-goal seasons in NHL history, and is currently third all-time for career goals. In 2017, Ovechkin was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players of all time. In 2018, Ovechkin won the Stanley Cup for the first time, and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for most valuable player in the 2018 playoffs. Internationally, Ovechkin has represented Russia at thirteen World Championships and three Olympics in his career, winning the World Championship three times.
Ovechkin signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract extension with the Capitals on 27 July 2021. He scored his 28th career hat trick and scored his 275th power play goal and on March 16, 2022, Ovechkin scored his 767th career NHL goal. On 20 April 2022, Ovechkin scored his 50th goal of the season for the ninth time in his career. On 5 November 2022, Ovechkin scored his 787th goal.