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Russia names Ovechkin captain for World Cup of Hockey
Original Publication Date: September 6, 2016 10:54PM
Publication Updated: April 27, 2025 5:44PM
MOSCOW – Alex Ovechkin has been named Russia’s captain for the World Cup of Hockey.
The Russian Ice Hockey Federation announced the decision Wednesday. It also says Evgeni Malkin and Pavel Datsyuk will serve as the alternate captains.
The 30-year-old Ovechkin has been captain of the Washington Capitals for the past six seasons. He has 525 goals and 441 assists for 966 points in 839 NHL games and was captain when Russia won the world hockey championship in 2014.
Malkin, 30, has been an alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2008, winning the Stanley Cup twice in that time.
Datsyuk, 38, recently left the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings to return home to Russia and play for St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League.
The World Cup begins Sept. 17 in Toronto.
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