The Ovechkin family has only been back in Russia for a few days, and Sergei Ovechkin is already scoring goals.
Sunday, both Sergei and Ilya Ovechkin got on the ice for some youth hockey, as their legendary dad, Alex Ovechkin, watched proudly from the stands. The two mini Ovis were fittingly decked out in their red jerseys and yellow skate laces.
In one adorable clip posted by Nastya Ovechkina to her Instagram Story, Sergei, wearing number 91 like a mini Sergei Fedorov, scored a beautiful goal after taking the puck from behind his own net and beating the opposing goaltender at the other end of the ice. He then skated to center ice on one leg and lifted his arms to the sky as his dad, well known for his own celebrations, looked back at the camera and laughed.
Sergei’s big goal comes just a few weeks after he and his brother threw down with their dad, Evgeni Malkin, and the two Protas brothers in some hallway hockey the night before a Capitals-Penguins matchup.
The hockey-crazed kiddos jumped on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex several times throughout this past season, including when they tried to replicate their dad’s iconic hot-stick and belly-flop celebrations after a Capitals practice in March. Sergei also played in the Mites on Ice intermission game at Capital One Arena in January, and his dad watched from the bench.
Ovechkin, who will soon decide if he’ll play another NHL season with the Capitals, mentioned his two sons on Breakdown Day as part of the motivation behind a potential return.
“They want me to come back because they love the city, they love the team, they love the boys,” Ovechkin said.
For now, though, he’ll just play hockey dad, as Sergei reminds scouts to keep an eye out for him in the 2036 NHL Draft.
