"Not interested at all", Alex Ovechkin's mother comments on her sons chase for the NHL goal record
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The talk of the league the last few years has surrounded if and when Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky's goal record, but there is one person in his family who could care less.
Ovechkin's mother Tatyana does not really care for all the hype that surrounds her son or his quest for the record, she just loves watching him play and knows he is out there for his teammates and not records.
«Sasha just plays hockey, not bothering his head with personal statistics,» the two-time Olympic gold medalist in basketball added. «And the pucks they'll come, they won't go anywhere. We all know that Sasha loves and knows how to score. God willing, he'll succeed.»
She says that for Ovechkin, his family has always been his number one priority and source of happiness, and she is confident even if he doesn't break the record, it will not affect him as much as other people think.
«His family is like an oasis for him,» Ovechkina said. «He relaxes at home. And there are times when Sasha can fly off somewhere to Turkey for a vacation, play volleyball with friends, sunbathe. He is not bothered there.»
Ovechkin needs only 62 goals to break the all0time goal record of 1487 which is held by the great Wayne Gretzky. He fished last season with 31 goals and 34 assists, if he has two more seasons of this exact total he will be on pace two break in in the 2025-2026 season. In my opinion, he has it in the bag.
Source: NHL.com
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