{"id":157139,"date":"2025-09-14T22:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T22:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/157139\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T22:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T22:59:08","slug":"russian-outlet-reports-alex-ovechkin-could-have-made-over-4-times-his-nhl-salary-in-endorsement-deals-over-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/157139\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian outlet reports Alex Ovechkin could have made over 4 times his NHL salary in endorsement deals over the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking the NHL goals record appears to have been good for Alex Ovechkin\u2019s pocketbook.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/shot_shot\/86607\" rel=\"nofollow\">According to Russian news outlet SHOT<\/a>, Ovechkin signed a bunch of endorsement deals while back home in his native Russia, and the amount he was paid, if true, was staggering.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/shot_shot\/86607\" rel=\"nofollow\">Per SHOT\u2019s Telegram page<\/a> and a translation by Google Translate:<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Ovechkin could have earned more than 3.3 billion rubles in advertising during his vacation in Russia, industry sources told SHOT.<\/p>\n<p>During the NHL offseason, Ovechkin signed up to 10 advertising agreements with several Russian companies at once, from sports betting to food products.<\/p>\n<p>When converting those figures to the United States dollar, Ovechkin was paid $39.4 million, over four times his NHL salary of $9.5 million with the Washington Capitals.<\/p>\n<p>One of Ovechkin\u2019s biggest corporate partners in Russia is Fonbet, the largest sports betting company in the country. Fonbet went to great lengths to honor Ovechkin after he scored his 895th goal in April, specially designing a hockey rink in his native Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, Fonbet <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2024\/09\/08\/alex-ovechkin-ovis-office-moscow-fonbet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">imagined what Ovi\u2019s office<\/a> would look like off the ice in a corporate building.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-505834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/alex-ovechkin-ovis-office-russia.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Ovechkin sits in Ovechkin's Office - a tribute in Moscow, Russia\" width=\"1342\" height=\"895\"  \/>\ud83d\udcf8: Fonbet<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/08\/05\/alex-ovechkin-russian-tech-company-documentary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made headlines in August when he inked a deal with Yandex<\/a>, the most popular search engine in Russia. The agreement gave Yandex\u2019s production label, Plus Studio, the rights to produce a documentary about Ovechkin\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin also notably became a spokesperson for Indilight, which produces turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin, <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/08\/02\/alex-ovechkin-has-earned-the-most-money-in-nhl-history\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who has already made the most money of any player in NHL history<\/a>, is headed into his 21st career season with the Capitals in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>The soon-to-be 40-year-old winger has <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/07\/20\/alex-ovechkin-next-season-capitals-decision-nhl-career-contract-extension\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said he will likely play out the year before deciding on his future with the Capitals<\/a>. Ovechkin has <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2024\/08\/11\/alex-ovechkin-wants-to-play-the-final-game-of-his-professional-career-with-the-khls-dynamo-moscow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also previously said<\/a> that he\u2019d like to finish out his playing days with his original first professional team, the KHL\u2019s Dynamo Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin returned to the Washington, DC area earlier this week and <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/09\/09\/alex-ovechkin-capitals-informal-skates-returns-russia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">skated with his teammates at MedStar Capitals Iceplex<\/a>. He\u2019ll be on the ice for his 21st NHL training camp starting Thursday, September 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breaking the NHL goals record appears to have been good for Alex Ovechkin\u2019s pocketbook. 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