According to two-time Olympic champion, now a State Duma deputy, Vyacheslav Fetisov, the pressure of Western society will not be able to break the striker of the Washington Capitals National Hockey League (NHL) club Alexander Ovechkin.
“They have been trying to stop him all these years. They don’t want him to score. But Sasha is a strong guy. This mobilizes him even more!” Fetisov told Sport-Express.
Of course, critical hockey players are unpleasant, but they will only temper him even more.
Brian McLellan, general manager of the Washington Capitals club, spoke about the incredible pressure that Alexander Ovechkin is under because of the situation around Ukraine. He also stated that the club hired security for the athlete. The team provides support to all Russian players and their families.
Earlier, the equipment manufacturer SMM announced that it was ending its partnership with Ovechkin.