Alex Mihailovich Ovechkin—a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and is also the captain of the Washington Capitals hockey team. With his incredible achievements over the years he was nicknamed...

8—on the Capitals. People know him as "The Great Eight," "Alexander the Great," "Ovie," or just by his last name—Ovechkin. Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Ovechkin also known as Alex Ovechkin was born in...