Alex Ovechkin shared the news via his official Twitter feed that he married Nastya Shubskaya.
His message includes a caption that translates to “This is happiness,” according to NHL.com.
Washington Capitals blog Russian Machine Never Breaks indicated that the two got married during a small, private ceremony, so it might have actually happened a week or so ago.
Here’s the Ovechkin tweet from Sunday:
Это счастье❤️ pic.twitter.com/SNu4aXnRnJ
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) August 28, 2016
This continues a run of big news for Capitals players, with a life-changing event for Ovechkin’s partner-in-crime Nicklas Backstrom as well:
Nicklas Backstrom announces the birth of his second child, a baby boy named Vince 👶🎈 https://t.co/XzQ7Uyt8Tf
— RMNB (@rmnb) August 26, 2016
There were some fun jokes on Twitter about the happy news, with this one possibly taking the cake:
Ovechkin got married? That's nice. Crosby is married to hockey.
— Mike (@HabsLaughs) August 28, 2016
This summer figures to be a busy one from a hockey standpoint for Ovie, as he’s been part of various activities and will represent Russia at the upcoming 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Alex Ovechkin plays goalie, scores sick goal in Slava Kozlov’s farewell game https://t.co/nO9cwxMwbd pic.twitter.com/eV6VRhFut1
— RMNB (@rmnb) August 23, 2016
In case you’re wondering, Ovechkin will soon turn 31.
Ovechkin just got married and Backstrom and his wife had another baby. They grow up so fast. 😢
— Josh McCarron (@_Swagelin) August 28, 2016