MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. Hardly anyone is capable of beating in ten years to come another record of legendary Canadian player Wayne Gretzky besides Russian superstar forward Alexander Ovechkin, President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RHF) Vladislav Tretiak told TASS on Wednesday.
In an away match against Philadelphia Flyers on March 31, Russia’s captain of Washington Capitals Ovechkin scored two goals, which amounted to an overall of 1,005 goals, while the record set by Gretzky stood at 1,016 goals.
"Unfortunately, he won't catch up with Gretzky this season, so let's wish him good luck and let him make the decision [on extending his contract] that he wants," Tretiak said.
"We all certainly want him to play for another year and break this record. It is because hardly anyone will be able to do it except him. At least in the next ten years, it's hard to predict who else can do it."
"It all suggests that this man is truly legendary and talented. Look at what age he is, but he never downsized his professional skills and keeps playing for the team completely devoted to the game," Tretiak, the three-time ice-hockey Olympic champion, noted.
