Ovechkin presented the Stanley Cup to supporters of the World Cup football tournament in World Cup – NHL News – Ice Hockey

Last season's NHL main trophy won the "Washington", which includes three Russians: defender Dmitry Orlov, forwards Alexander Ovechkin and Eugene Kuznetsov. On the initiative of Ovechkin Stanley Cup was brought to Moscow. In the fan zone the trophy will remain until 16:00 Moscow time, after which it will go to base base of the "Dynamo" from Moscow to Novogorsk. The Cup will also be presented to fans, as well as students of the "Dynamo" hockey school whose student is Ovechkin

Ovechkin is in favor of "Washington" since 2005 and becomes the owner of the Stanley Cup for the first time in his career. He was also recognized as the most useful player playoff, became the best shooter playoffs (15 goals) and regular season (49).

The last time Moscow was last year, when it was brought by the owners of the trophy, the Pittsburgh striker, Evgeni Malkin and coach Sergei Gonchar. The trophy was on display at the Hockey Museum in the "Legends Park". For the first time the Cup visited Moscow in August 1997 after the victory of Detroit – the trophy was brought to the capital by defender Vyacheslav Fetisov and striker Igor Larionov, who already have their partner Vyacheslav Kozlov on their own. is joined in Moscow. The Cup was also shown on Red Square, where photographs were taken with him, especially on St. Basil's Cathedral.

Every Stanley Cup owner has the right to spend the whole day with him. show friends, relatives, fans. In Russia for 20 years, the trophy, with the exception of Moscow, also visited Voskresensk, Arkhangelsk, Togliatti, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Magnitogorsk and Omsk. It is already known that this year the Cup, in addition to Moscow, will be exhibited on August 15 in the ice palace of Chelyabinsk "Traktor" named after Valery Belousov, where before the start to the NHL Kuznetsov spoke . In addition, the trophy should also visit the homeland of Orlov in Novokuznetsk.