Alex Ovechkin Keeps It 100% Real when Asked About Capitals Retiring His Jersey No. 8

Alex Ovechkin keeps it 100% real when asked about Capitals retiring his jersey No. 8

Alex Ovechkin was asked on Saturday if the Washington Capitals plan to retire his No. 8 jersey while he was in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Alex Ovechkin when asked if the Capitals will someday retire his number 8: ‘Call Washington and find out about it’

Sergei Fedorov will officially become the third Russian hockey player to have his jersey retired by an NHL team when the Detroit Red Wings raise his number 91 to the rafters in January. The Fedorov news has prompted media outlets to wonder about another Russian legend, Alex Ovechkin, and his iconic number 8 sweater with the Capitals. Ovechkin played in Pavel Datsyuk’s farewell “Magic Game” this weekend, and RIA Novosti’s Andrey Senchenko asked h…