While Ovechkin has become of the NHL all-time greats, his hockey career began when he was growing up in Russia.

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling ... defenseman Mike Green and winger ...

His mother, Tatyana, was a professional basketball player, while his father, Mikhail, played professional soccer ... 2007, Alexander Ovechkin would score his 100th career goal while playing ...

Alex Ovechkin tells Pat McAfee he's committed to playing as long as possible and reflects on adjusting his game late in his ...

Born Sept. 17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Alex Ovechkin was drawn to ...

Alexander Ovechkin must come down, but the space beneath him expands with each leap. He bounces higher and higher — hanging in mid-air for several moments longer — as physics grapples with his ...

Alexander Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL's all-time leading scorer on Sunday - almost a decade after claiming it would be 'impossible' to do so. The Washington Capitals legend ...

Portraits of alumni Alexander Ovechkin ... who scored his 894th goal in 1994 while playing for the Los Angeles Kings. "Not if, but when, (Ovechkin) beats this record, nobody will be able to ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player ... Mike Green and winger Alexander Semin joined and made ...