With Jurcina gone, Ovechkin is the heaviest Caps player

With Jurcina, Kozlov and Brashear gone, Ovechkin now is the heaviest Caps player. He is as heavy as Brashear a year ago.

Here is Alex' weight over the years:

2003/04: 200 lbs
2005/06: 212 lbs
2008/09: 225 lbs
2009/10: 233 lbs

2009/10, December: 237 lbs
2009/10, January: ??? lbs

Top 5 Caps heavyweights:

Source: capitals.nhl.com, "Updated Training Camp Roster 9-23-08":

Player             Height    Weight      Born

1. JURCINA, Milan     6’4”       240      06/07/83
2. KOZLOV, Viktor     6’5”       237      02/14/75
3. BRASHEAR, Donald   6’3”       237      01/07/72  
4. SCHULTZ, Jeff      6’6”       227      02/25/86      
5. OVECHKIN, Alex     6’2”       225      09/17/85  

Knuble 230 lbs
Schultz 227 lbs
Steckel 222 lbs
Erskine 216 lbs
Poti: 200 lbs



Chara 255 lbs
Lindros 240 lbs (at the age of 36)
Bertuzzi 231 lbs
Pronger 214 lbs

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