Alexander Ovechkin explained the absence as a part of the national team Russian Federation on The World Ice Hockey Championship with a washer: "My body strongly suffered"

Alexander Ovechkin explained to fans the absence as a part of the national team Russian Federation. Hockey players went to Riga (Latvia) for fight for a title of world champions. Before competitions Alexander Ovechkin talked to people from the national team, but did not begin to tell the names. The athlete promised to arrive to Riga if it is very necessary. The last year for the hockey player appeared the extremely difficult as except microdamages he suffered a serious injury of a foot. For the last season the athlete gathered 42 points in 45 games for Washington club. In fight for the Stanley Cup the team took off in the first round, having lost with the score 1:4 "to Boston...