Alexander Ovechkin wears the number 8 because his mother, Tatyana Ovechkin, was number 8 on the Russain Olympic team where she won a gold medal.
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Alex Ovechkin is number 8 on the Washington Capitals.
8 and he used to were 32 on dynamo moscow
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Alex Ovechkin has always worn the #8 during his NHL career.
Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals currently wears number 8. Cam Neely, who played for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins mainly in his career, wore number 8 in Boston and has had it retired.
No, if you look on Yahoo! Sports, it shows that Alexander Ovechkin's number is 8.
Alexander Ovechkin and formerly Cam Neely
#8 ... he has been given the nickname 'The Great Eight' by the local announcers.
it was 8 actually it was 32. He wore #8 for team russia HA
The Great 8.