Ovechkin was congratulated on the world record release of the music video with his favorite song of the band "Hands up!"

The TV channels of the National Media Group (NMG) holding and the performer, the leader of the Hands Up! group, Sergey Zhukov, congratulated the Russian forward of the Washington Capitals hockey club, Alexander Ovechkin, with a world record clip for his favorite song from the repertoire of the musical group.

The video features the famous track "I'm already 18" with lyrics specially written by Zhukov for the record goal. It also brings together athletes from the Continental and Youth Hockey Leagues (KHL, MHL), as well as actors from the TV series Molodezhka.

Zhukov noted that, like the whole country, he was worried about Ovechkin and was looking forward to the record. The singer called him not only a hockey legend, but also a man who can support him at any moment.

"I'll never forget the surprise he gave me at the Luzhniki concert when he suddenly came on stage during the performance of the final song "My Baby" and sang with me. He's also an amazing artist, and I'm ready to start producing him at any moment," the performer added.

Ovechkin's first coach Alexander Filippov, as well as other Hockey Legends club players, including Danis Zaripov, Alexey Morozov, Alexander Semin, Valery Belov, Alexander Kharitonov, Alexey Sopin, also participated in the filming at VTB Arena.

"The emotions are, of course, the most amazing, because this is a global event. We always root for Sasha, support him and, of course, are proud of him and the fact that we played together. A good group of his friends gathered, we were all watching and waiting for the record, so we took part in the filming of the video with great pleasure," said Zaripov.

The actor of "Molodezhka" Alexander Sokolovsky, in turn, recalled the joint photo with Ovechkin from the first season of the series and called their meeting a landmark event. He stressed that the actors were pleased that the hockey player was with them at an important moment.

"On our set, he held a master class and shared a boost of energy. We were young artists who needed just such a boost and motivation," added the actor of the TV series "Molodezhka" Matvey Zubalevich.

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