An official clip congratulating Ovechkin on his world record has appeared.

An official clip has been released congratulating Russian forward of the Washington Capitals hockey club Alexander Ovechkin on the world record from the performer, leader of the Hands Up group Sergey Zhukov and the TV channels of the National Media Group (NMG) holding.

The text of the famous track "I'm already 18", which is Ovechkin's favorite song from the repertoire of the musical group, was specially redone by Zhukov for a record goal. The video starred athletes of the Continental and Youth Hockey Leagues (KHL, MHL), as well as actors of the TV series "Molodezhka".

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.

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