A team spokesperson said Ovechkin would not speak to reporters until the first day of training camp in September. ARLINGTON, VA.—A slimmer, trimmer-looking Alex Ovechkin is back on the ice for summer workouts more than two weeks before the start of training camp. Ovi’s like other guys, too — he wants to change something, right? Ovechkin, Kuznetsov and fellow Russian Dmitry Orlov all flew back together, joining goaltender Philipp Grubauer and others. “He’s a professional and he worked hard this summer so he can prepare for the season.

Source: thestar August 29, 2017 23:48 UTC