Dominik Hasek unleashes another attack on Alex Ovechkin with graphic post

Just days after unleashing a fiery tirade over the use of Alex Ovechkin's sons in a pregame ceremony, Dominik Hasek is back with another pointed attack on the Washington Capitals captain. This time, the Hall of Fame goaltender took aim at Canadian lawmakers for allowing Ovechkin to set foot on their soil.

Hasek posted a new message on X that included a graphic image, calling Ovechkin "a supporter of Russia's worst criminals, murderers, and terrorists, led by Putin." He argued that Ovechkin's ability to travel to Canada and make public appearances on the ice amounts to "generating massive publicity for Russia's imperialist war on Canadian soil."

The post, which quickly racked up tens of thousands of views, ended with a direct challenge to Canadian members of parliament. "Yet Canadian MPs still fail to act!" Hasek wrote.

The latest salvo follows a series of posts from earlier in the week that drew widespread attention. After the Capitals held a pregame ceremony at Capital One Arena celebrating Ovechkin's final NHL season, with his sons Sergei and Ilya introducing their father to the crowd, Hasek accused the organization of exploiting the children as propaganda tools.

"Both boys were knowingly exploited by the Capitals to support Russia's imperialist war and justify the worst Russian crimes," Hasek wrote at the time. He also named commissioner Gary Bettman, Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, and the league's other ownership groups as complicit in what he characterized as deliberate exploitation of minors.

Hasek, the legendary Czech netminder, has long been one of the most vocal critics of Ovechkin's well-documented relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But the intensity of his recent campaign marks a notable escalation, now extending beyond the NHL and into the political arena.

Pro-Ukraine demonstrators reportedly gathered outside Capital One Arena before the Capitals' home opener, protesting Ovechkin's recent appearance in a promotional video for United Russia, the political party aligned with Putin.

Neither the NHL, the Capitals, nor Ovechkin have publicly responded to any of Hasek's accusations. With Ovechkin's confirmed farewell season now underway, the controversy appears poised to follow him at every stop along the way.