Do not call it the farewell tour – yet.
Capitals in Washington put a pension fire on Thursday after a “email message from an individual was sent with the Companies Sales Department, which indicated a mistake to next year” as the last captain season.
Capitals said in a message about X.
Swan the potential Swan song from Ovechkin early from the next day that was reported, emails were sent to seasonal ticket holders to inform them that the upcoming NHL season will be the last 39 -year -old wing.
Read email, “October – The beginning of the Capitals Hocky and Alex Ovechkin Final NHL, “according to the hockey book.
Ovechkin starts in a record season, breaking the NHL goals of Win Gretzki's goals in April.
He became the best scorer in the history of the league after formulating his 895 professional goal against Al -Jazira residents with the great presence.
“They say the records have been broken, but I am not sure that he will score more goals,” Gretzki told UBS Arena on April 6.
He scored 44 goals in the regular season 2024-25, thus reaching a total of 897 in 1,491 games played.
Capitals reached the second round of the qualifiers before they fell to hurricanes in five games.
Ovechkin, who scored five goals in 10 games in the post -season, said he wanted to take out the season “to enjoy my life” after Washington's cancellation.
He said: “I will use these two months (other than its season) to rest, enjoy my life, then return to work.”
Ovechkin enters the last year of its five -year extension at a value of $ 47.5 million.
The next season is the twenty -first in the league, all with the capitals.
