Ovechkin Discusses His Diet & Opting For Subway As Go-To Travel Meal: 'I Eat Whatever I Want To Eat'

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin's go-to travel meal isn't exactly made for a traditional NHL player, a sub from "Subway" with a side of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. But it works for him, and he's sticking to it.

The 38-year-old winger stood by his regimen during the regular season, telling the that he doesn't follow a strict diet during the 82-game campaign.

"Some people go on a diet during the season. Some don't eat pasta, some don't eat meat... But I eat whatever I want," Ovechkin said, via a DeepL translation from sports.ru .

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As for his Subway sandwich and whether it impacts him, Ovechkin had an easy response.

"It doesn't," he said.

Ovechkin also joked that he's not the biggest fan of preparing for the upcoming season and training during the summers.

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He works with Pavel Burlachenko in the offseason for training and said before leaving D.C. that he would change some things up this summer as he approaches his 20th NHL campaign.

"I hate prep. I hate it," he said, adding, "I just don't like training. Before the season, that's the hardest part. Can you imagine, after vacation, you arrive, you're tan, everything's fine, happy, and your coach calls you and says, 'Well Sasha, tomorrow we start training.' And it starts, you go to training, then rest, then another training. I hate it, I can't stand it."

Ovechkin is currently back in Moscow.