RMNB Facebook logo Twitter logo Icon of Reddit Copy iconLink Copied Alex Ovechkin will be the fifth-oldest player in the NHL when the 2024â25 season begins. 24 August 2024, 9:13 p.m. by Chris Cerullo 27 Remarks The Ovechkin Alex Alan Dobbins/RMNB đ· After making his NHL debut in 2005 at the age of 20, Alex Ovechkin is about to embark on his 20th season. On September 17, the captain of the Washington Capitals will turn 39. This is five days before the team plays its first game of the 2024â25 preseason against the Philadelphia Flyers. At the beginning of the NHL season, The Great Eight will be the fifth-oldest player on an active team. Merely two of those five players are forwards.
