The American basketball player pointed to Ovechkin's universal fame in Washington

Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin is a legend of Washington, he is known by all residents of the US capital. This was announced on September 25 by the American player of the Moscow basketball club (HC) CSKA, Melo Trimble, who was born and raised in Washington.

"No matter how Washington performs in the upcoming season, Ovechkin is still a legend," TASS quoted him as saying.

According to the athlete, they practically don't watch hockey in Washington, but everyone knows Ovechkin. In addition, Trimble expressed hope to get to know Ovechkin when he attends the CSKA match.

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Earlier, on September 22, it was reported that Ovechkin was once again among the top 50 active NHL players according to TSN. In 44th place was the Russian goalkeeper of the Florida Panthers, Sergey Bobrovsky, who was ranked 39th in a similar list last year.

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