Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin's has just confirmed that he will be ending his career in Russia, at some point when Ovechkin retires from the NHL he wants to return to his hometown team, Dynamo Moskva.
However, Ovechkin is under a contract with the Capitals until the 2026-27 season with a massive $9.5M deal, making that the perfect time for him to leave the NHL.
A former coach of the team that Ovechkin will join once he's done in the NHL, Vladimir Fedosov, shared a statement:
This wouldn't be the first time Ovechkin has played with the Dynamo Moskva, as he played there before joining the NHL, and during the 2012-14 lockout.