Alexander Ovechkin And The Contract With Keptiz: A New Agreement Can Be Signed Until 2021

In 2008, alexander ovechkin signed a long contract with «washington capitals» – for 13 years and the amount of $ 124 million. Now russian – recognized leader and captain, but the agreement comes to an end. Will lie «caps» extend your main star – in our material.

Content: 1. The amount of the contract with ovechkin2. Ovechkin: a new contract will be?

The amount of the contract with ovechkin

Time mercilessly to everyone, including one of the best hockey players of the planet – alexander ovechkin. It’s hard to believe, but from the his debut season in the nhl have passed almost 15 years. Over this time «ovi» a lot of records will be subseed, it is systematic approrokhing, it would seem that the eternal achievement of gretzki in the number of puck scored. It all depends on whether health is enough, and how much, in principle, the russian is planning to play.

But all his career in the nhl striker spent in one club – «washington capitals». This devotion was rewarded by the captain’s bandage and recognition of a hockey player legend before the end of his career. Not without a huge contract. Unlike football hockey, there is a practice of long-term agreements that ensure the guarantee of the loyalty of the parties to each other. In 2008 «ovi» signed a record contract for the whole 13 years with the amount of $ 124 million.

About how alexander ovechkin holds the current season, you can read in our article.

Ovechkin: a new contract will be?

But all good comes to an end. Now alexander ovechkin – 34 years old, and his agreement comes to the end in july 2021. What is the further fate of the club’s legend in a year?

Now «ovi» not leading in the list of snipers, but continues to be one of the most efficient leaders of the league (ranks second, lagging behind the first three washers at the time of writing the article). It is missing for the whole season in a rich pace. From here and skip the match of all stars for the second year in a row, and talk about the need to rest more.

But contract with him «washington» still wants to extend. This is evidenced, oddly enough, the experience of the club with another leader «metropolitan», niklas beckstrem. Swede is a symbol «capsov» on par with «ovi», the difference in the age of them is only one year. With the swede recently reconfigured an agreement for 5 years.

Approximately the same conditions, only with a smaller number, can expect ovechkin. The amount of the contract will also be in the area of ​​the backstrem area (about $ 9-10 million per year). «Washington» understands importance and appreciates loyalty to the club. «Ovi» had the opportunity to choose other teams, demand the increase in salary, but according to the total – worked and defended colors «capsov». He loved this city, and fans loved him. Alexander will receive a decent contract, most likely, in the summer of 2020, a year before the end of the term.

Ovechkin served the club later and blood – literally. We wrote about one of these examples of self-sacrifice in a recent article.

Earlier, we wrote that the attitude of the stars khl to the match of all stars caused outrage among fans.