Ovechkin’s weight according to George McPhee

218, 224, 232, 237, 242... interesting...

Here's an interview with George McPhee by ESPN 980’s Sports Reporters via Dan Speinberg and thank you for referencing our blog:

Late in the interview, McPhee said Ovechkin is close to “being a 50-goal guy again. You know what, every athlete has a stretch in their career where the year isn’t as good as the other years. You can’t have a great year every year, and not many do. He was off a little bit last year. I like the way he’s going right now.”

“His commitment to the game, you have no questions about?” Czaban asked.

“Um, well, it’s a lot better than it was,” McPhee answered. “He’s in terrific shape right now. And guys do different things in the summer. Ovi’s usually gotten by by just being a great athlete. Show up and play. And we’ve talked to him, that doesn’t happen in this league. At some point it has to kick in, you have to train, and he’s at 224 right now. And he hasn’t been at 224 in a few years.”

So McPhee was then asked about Ovechkin’s previous weight.

“I think the progression in his weights, he came in 218, 224, 232, 237, 242,” McPhee said, which doesn’t exactly reflect the team’s prior reports. “He played at 242 once, and he got suspended for hitting a few people. And he was crushing guys, and he loved crushing guys, and we said you know what, Bruce always thought he was a better player at about 227. And you can see it when he’s moving out there, he’s flying.”

Just to remind everyone that according to official Washington Capitals media guide for 2011/12 season Ovechkin is listed as

HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 230

That means that since the beginning of this season Ovi has lost additional 6 pounds.

And he does look in great shape on this photo from yesterday:



Alex Ovechkin's weight over the years from our previous post mentioned by Dan Steinberg:

Age Season  lbs G  A  Pts   McPhee's weights
19 2005/06: 212 52 54 106     
20 2006/07: ?   46 46  92     218
21 2007/08: ?   65 47 112     224
22 2008/09: 220 56 54 110     232
23 2009/10: 233 50 59 109     237
24 2010/11: 234 32 53  85     242
25 2011/12: 230               224

Ovi is still growing?

Alex Ovechkin also registered his height to 6'3" this year, he was always listed 6'2".

The sky is the limit for Great Eight! :-)

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