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Alexander Ovechkin: Biography

  • Birth Place: Moscow, Soviet Union
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/17/1985, Virgo
  • Profession: Pro hockey player
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Alexander Ovechkin Fast Facts:
  • Began playing hockey at Moscow's Dynamo Sports School when he was 7.
  • Was the No. 1 draft pick in 2004, going to the Washington Capitals.
  • Declined the chance to room with a Russian-speaking teammate during his first season with the Capitals in order to learn English faster.
  • Won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy in 2006.
  • Appeared on the cover of EA Sports' NHL 07 hockey game.
  • Kisses his glove and pumps his fist after each goal in tribute to older brother Sergei, who died in a car accident when Ovechkin was a teenager.
  • Shot a hole-in-one during the first round of golf he ever played.
  • Mother, Tatiana, captained the Soviet Union's gold medal-winning Olympic basketball teams in 1976 and 1980; father, Mikail, was a professional soccer player.
  • Alexander Ovechkin Relationships:
  • Mikail Ovechkin - Father
  • Tatiana Ovechkin - Mother
  • Sergei Ovechkin - Brother
  • Maria Kirilenko - Significant Other
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