Alex Ovechkin will enter his 12th NHL season like no other — as a married man. The 30-year-old Russian superstar recently tied the knot with Russian model Nastya Shubskaya in small, private wedding, informing his 2.26 million Twitter followers and others on Sunday. Next month, Ovechkin will report to training camp with his Washington Capitals teammates to begin his quest for another ring as a Stanley Cup champion. Ovechkin, who has never appeared in a game beyond Round 2, has spent part of his summer preparing for NHL training camp but will first report to Team Russia's camp ahead of the World Cup of Hockey, which begins Sept. 17 in Toronto. Ovechkin scored 50 goals last season, leading the league in that category for a fourth straight season, but his 71 points were the lowest total in an 82-game season since 2012 (65).

Source: CBC News August 28, 2016 19:30 UTC