NHL star Alex Ovechkin appears in campaign ad for pro-Putin United Russia party

Capitals star is long-time supporter of Russian leaderOvechkin is NHLs all-time leading goalscorerAlex Ovechkin, the NHLs all-time leading goalscorer, has appeared in a campaign ad for the United Russia party, which supports Vladimir Putin, as he prepares for the new hockey season.The Russian business newspaper Vedomosti published images of the Washington Capitals star alongside pro-Putin figures such as Russias foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, the leading parliamentary candidate on United Russi...