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OVECHKIN JOINS NHL Alexander Ovechkin has decided to play in the NHL. The first overall pick of the 2004 NHL draft has elected to opt out of his contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League, clearing the way for him to join the Washington Capitals, the NHL team said Wednesday. The decisio...

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Published inWindsor star
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Windsor, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 21.07.2005
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Goodenow, Bob
Peca, Mike
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Summary:OVECHKIN JOINS NHL Alexander Ovechkin has decided to play in the NHL. The first overall pick of the 2004 NHL draft has elected to opt out of his contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Super League, clearing the way for him to join the Washington Capitals, the NHL team said Wednesday. The decision enables Ovechkin to join Washington once the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association is officially ratified later this week, the Capitals said.