Ryan Leonard on Alex Ovechkin as a leader and captain: ‘He’s always talking to me on the bench. He’s a great, great captain.’

Ryan Leonard on Alex Ovechkin as a leader and captain: ‘He’s always talking to me on the bench. He’s a great, great captain.’

Ryan Leonard received a crash course in professional hockey last season after joining the Washington Capitals in April. The 20-year-old winger went straight from college classrooms to jumping on the ice with the legendary Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin, at the opposite end of his NHL career, served as an excellent resource for Leonard during the 17 combined regular-season and playoff games the young forward played for the Capitals. Leonard spoke about …