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Playing in the final season of his rookie contract, in 2007–08, Ovechkin signed a 13-year contract extension worth $124 million with the Capitals on 10 January 2008. The contract, which averages $9.5 million per year, was the richest in NHL history.
Alexander Ovechkin: $138,220,892: 19 (2005–present) 3: Shea Weber: $129,030,338: ... † Ronnie Rowe was offered a rookie contract of $2,900 plus $100 as a signing ...
Ovechkin and Mike Green were named to the Sporting News All-Star team, with Ovechkin being the Sporting News Player of the Year. [ 11 ] The 2008–09 season was highlighted by the play of Mike Green (who was the third of the Capitals' three first-round selections in Ovechkin's draft year) and Ovechkin.
The post NHL World Reacts To Alex Ovechkin Contract News appeared first on The Spun. The deal will likely keep “the Great Eight” in the nation’s capital for the remainder of his career.
Ovechkin has seven assists. Last month, he joined Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Jaromir Jagr, Marcel Dionne and Phil Esposito as the only players with 700 goals and 700 assists. And it's not just Ovechkin, Strome and Protas who are producing. Connor McMichael has matched Ovechkin with seven goals, and Tom Wilson has six to begin his new contract in style.
Any concerns about Alex Ovechkin leaving the Washington Capitals in free agency were put to rest this Tuesday afternoon, as the team just announced a new contract for the 12-time All-Star ...
Ovechkin has 868 goals and needs 27 more to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals. That record has stood since Gretzky retired in 1999. Ovechkin has another year on his contract beyond this ...
Left winger and team captain Alexander Ovechkin secured his seventh Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, by leading the league with 49 goals. [3] Fellow Capitals teammate Evgeny Kuznetsov led the team in assists with 56.