Capitals address Alex Ovechkin's future after botched email stated 2025-26 season would be NHL legend's last

Capitals address Alex Ovechkin's future after botched email stated 2025-26 season would be NHL legend's last

The email was mistakenly sent to Capitals season-ticket holders

Alexander Ovechkin, 39, will be playing his final NHL season. Or is he? There is some confusion in Washington.

Washington Capitals Accidentally Spoil News Of Alexander Ovechkin's Retirement In Email To Fans

Alexander Ovechkin, who recently surpassed Wayne Gretzky as the NHL‘s all-time leading goal-scorer, is set to retire following the 2025-26 season. But rather than Ovechkin or the Washington Capitals announcing Ovechkin’s impending retirement with the pomp and circumstance it deserves, fans found out in a far more benign way. According to multiple season-ticket holders, fans received an email with a subject line reading:  “OCTOBER – the start of …

An email was sent to season-ticket holders of the Washington Capitals in the North American National Hockey League (NHL) stating that Alex Ovechkin will retire after next season. The email implied that next season would be Ovechkin's final year. The team has since denied the information. The information was reportedly a mistake by someone in the team's marketing department. Alex, who will turn 40 in September, is currently the league's all-time …

Caps deny next season will be Ovechkin's last after email mixup

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