Alex Ovechkin
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
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