Alex Ovechkin Shuts Down Reporter After Question on Future in Hockey

By the time the 2025/26 NHL season begins, Alex Ovechkin will officially be 40-years of age, and after passing Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer this past season, he's got absolutely nothing left to prove.

On top of that, this will be the final season of his current deal with the Capitals, with plenty of speculation surrounding his future, with many questioning whether he'll play on, officially announce his retirement or return home to Russia and the KHL.

Now recently, he was asked about another possibility, with one reporter questioning whether he'd like to follow in Gordie Howe's footsteps and return to professional hockey to play with his son, Ovi Jr., who is many years away from turning professional.

Simply put, Ovechkin shut down any possibility of that idea, noting that he'd be 55 by the time that became a possibility, revealing that there's no way he'll be ready to play professional hockey by that put.

Ovi notes that he played with Sergei (affectionately known as Ovi Jr.) in recent times as he came on the ice with him during practices and charity games, but given that he'll be 55 when Sergei approaches the age of playing professionally, there's just no chance of it happening.