NHL star Alex Ovechkin appears in campaign ad for pro-Putin United Russia party
Summary
Alex Ovechkin, a top NHL hockey player, appeared in a political ad supporting the United Russia party, which backs Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ovechkin has shown support for Putin in the past but has expressed hope for peace after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Key Facts
- Alex Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer.
- He appeared in a campaign ad for the United Russia party, which supports Putin.
- The ad included other pro-Putin figures like Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and RT editor Margarita Simonyan.
- Ovechkin has publicly supported Putin before, launching a pro-Putin group called Putin Team in 2017.
- After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he expressed hope for peace but still called Putin “my president.”
- Ovechkin extends his contract with the Washington Capitals, the only NHL team he has played for since 2004.
- In 2025, he broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record by scoring his 895th goal.
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