The Only NHL Teammate of Ovechkin and Gretzky
Mike Knuble, a winger who played 16 seasons in the NHL, was a teammate of both Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin.
Mike Knuble was drafted 76th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 1991. After four seasons at the University of Michigan, and some time in the AHL, he joined the Red Wings as a rookie in 1996-97. Knuble was no goal-scoring slouch, tallying 278 times in 1,068 NHL games, but he had a different approach to that art than Gretzky or Ovechkin did: He was famous for parking himself inches from the goaltender's crease and scoring short-distance goals while being mauled by opposing defensemen.
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