Carbery hopes Ovechkin gets a warm welcome on NHL tour
Quick Look
- Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery said NHL clubs could give Alexander Ovechkin a warm welcome in his farewell season, starting with the Oct.
- 13 match against Carolina, which will be the first of the away arena tour.
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Why It Matters
Alexander Ovechkin announced that he will retire from the NHL at the end of the current season. The match against Carolina on October 13 will be the first of his farewell tour of the league's visiting arenas.
Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery suggested that the National Hockey League (NHL) clubs would give Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin a warm welcome during his farewell season.
The regular season match against Carolina on October 13 will be the first of Ovechkin's farewell tour of the NHL's visiting arenas, since Washington will no longer play in Raleigh this season. Ovechkin previously announced that he would retire from the NHL at the end of the season.
“I don’t want to put Carolina in an awkward position, but I assume there will be some kind of warm reception, video or something after the match, I don’t know. This will be our first experience like this, we’ll see how the visiting teams do. I’m sure we will go through this whole process and see how different clubs do,” Carbery said in a video posted on the club’s social network account X.
What to Watch
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NHL clubs will hold a video greeting or ceremony in honor of Ovechkin during his away games
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What forms of honor are NHL clubs planning?
- How will fans react to Ovechkin's farewell matches?
- Will there be a league-wide ceremony in his honor?
