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Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and his wife Anastasia Shubskaya celebrated their son Sergei Aleksandrovich Ovechkin's birthday on Sunday. Anastasia shared the pictures from the birthday party on her Instagram.
"The first photos from our wonderful holiday. Happy birthday, beloved son," Anastasia wrote. (translated from Russian)
Sergei had a Transformers-themed party for his birthday. His brother, Ilya Alexandrovich Ovechkin, was also seen with him.
Ovechkin and Anastasia posed with both their kids. Apart from them, Anastasia's father, Kirill Shubsky, and Ovechkin's mother, Tatyana Ovechkina, were also present. In the picture, fans can see a Transformers-themed cake with a Bumblebee action figure on top and another life-sized Bumblebee statue in the background.
In another picture, Sergei and Ilya wore sky blue and white Givenchy outfits.
Anastasia's sisters, Masha Nahapetova and Anna Nakhapetova, also attended the party.
Alex Ovechkin played alongside his son in the Ovi Cup
Alex Ovechkin participated in a friendly game in Russia as part of his "Ovi Cup" tournament on Aug. 10 alongside his son Sergei. The "Ovi Cup" is an annual youth tournament in Moscow, and Ovechkin plans to open the Alexander Ovechkin Academy in 2026 to help young players reach the KHL or NHL.
NHL stars like Evgeni Malkin and Kirill Kaprizov were also part of the event. They faced off against Ilya Kovalchuk and a team of KHL players. The game ended 6-6. The standout moment was Sergei, wearing his father's number eight, scoring a goal on a breakaway.
Ovechkin disclosed that Sergei practices six times a week and has shown improvement this year.
“Sergei loves hockey, he just adores it." Ovechkin said (via sports.ru)" Ilya has just started playing hockey. We’ll see what happens."
At 38, Ovechkin is entering his 20th NHL season and is just 42 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record. He will return to Washington, D.C., for the Capitals' training camp in September.
