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Alexander Ovechkin

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Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (Russian: Алексaндр Михайлович Овечкин, romanized: Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Ovechkin, pronounced [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈvʲetɕkʲɪn]; born 17 September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "the Great 8" (in reference to his jersey number) and "Ovi", Ovechkin has scored the most career goals in NHL regular season history, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. Ovechkin began his professional career with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague in 2001, playing there for four seasons. Ovechkin was selected by the Capitals first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Ovechkin is the 20th most popular hockey player (up from 36th in 2019), the 1,337th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,089th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Alexander Ovechkin ranks 20 out of 676. Before him are Jiří Holík, Bobby Hull, Ray Bourque, Viacheslav Fetisov, Henri Richard, and Jari Kurri. After him are Bobby Orr, Karel Hartmann, Valentin Loos, Jacques Plante, René Fasel, and Igor Larionov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Alexander Ovechkin ranks 41. Before him are Raúl Albiol, Amanda Seyfried, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Sonam Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, and Guillermo Ochoa. After him are Anna Kendrick, Asin, Alissa White-Gluz, Fernando Llorente, Jakub Błaszczykowski, and Julia Volkova.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Ovechkin ranks 1,337 out of 3,761. Before him are Irina Solovyova (1937), Alexander Protopopov (1866), Alexandra Zabelina (1937), Mikhail Isakovsky (1900), Tatyana Kazankina (1951), and Pavel Chistyakov (1832). After him are Khariton Laptev (1700), Anton Delvig (1798), Alexander Gelfond (1906), Vladimir Potanin (1961), Simon Vratsian (1882), and Bernd Kannenberg (1942).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Alexander Ovechkin ranks 5. Before him are Vladislav Tretiak (1952), Valeri Kharlamov (1948), Viktor Tikhonov (1930), and Viacheslav Fetisov (1958). After him are Igor Larionov (1960), Sergei Makarov (1958), Vladimir Petrov (1947), Alexander Yakushev (1947), Alexei Kasatonov (1959), Viktor Konovalenko (1938), and Pavel Bure (1971).

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