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Alex Ovechkin career timeline January 10, 2016

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No. 1 pick in 2004

Alexander Ovechkin is drafted No. 1 overall by the Washington Capitals during the 2004 NHL Draft on June 26, 2004 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Getty Images)

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