Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin shuts down retirement rumours once and for all

Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin shuts down retirement rumours once and for all

Alex Ovechkin made it clear that retirement is not on his mind. The Washington Capitals captain, 39, is still scoring at a high level.

Alex Ovechkin isn’t pondering his retirement yet: ‘I understand that hockey is not forever but I’m not thinking about it now’

Everything Alex Ovechkin does during the 2025-26 NHL season could be the last of his illustrious career in North America, but the Washington Capitals captain told Russian magazine “Psychologies” he’s not dwelling on the potential finality of the moment. “I understand that hockey is not forever but I’m not thinking about it now,” he said in an interview published Friday, via a Google Translation of Peterburg2. Whenever he does decide to hang up h…