OREANDA-NEWS. Forward of the National Hockey League (NHL) club "Washington Capitals" Alexander Ovechkin remembered how he adapted to life in the United States. The interview with the athlete was published by OK!

According to the athlete, immediately after moving overseas, the club allocated him a personal assistant who advised on all issues. In addition, Ovechkin was helped by his compatriot Dainius Zubrus, who went with the player to shops, restaurants, and told how to behave at business meetings.

Ovechkin admitted that by the time he moved to the United States, he did not know English at all. According to him, he had a vocabulary of about thirty words, so he could not build a dialogue. And now, as the athlete admits, he "little by little got to the point that he can now talk with a journalist and remember in English how it all began."

On September 17, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby praised Ovechkin's chances of breaking Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in the regular season. On September 17, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby praised Ovechkin's chances of breaking Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in the regular season. The Canadian scored 894 goals, the Russian has 730 goals.

Ovechkin became a Washington hockey player in 2005. Since then, he has become the best sniper of the regular season nine times, and in 2018 won the Stanley Cup.

Ovechkin became a Washington hockey player in 2005. Since then, he has become the best sniper of the regular season nine times, and in 2018 won the Stanley Cup.