One Of Hockey’s Biggest Stars Grew Up A Buffalo Sabres Fan?

Some would argue he is one of the biggest stars to ever hold a stick in the NHL.  There's a picture of him wearing Sabres stuff as a kid.  Was he a fan?

In 1994, Gretzky scored his 802nd career goal in the NHL.  It broke Gordie Howe's record and became the new record for goals scored by one player in their career.  He wasn't done there either.  Before retiring, he was able to net 92 more to bring the total to 894 career goals.  It took him 1,487 games in 20 seasons to do it.  It's a record that has lasted since 1999.  It's just one of the reasons why he's known as "The Great One" in the hockey world.

Alex Ovechkin is in his 20th season this year.  Over the weekend, he played in his 1,487th game in the NHL.  In that game, he scored his 895th goal to take the record from Gretzky.  Huge congratulations to him on that incredible feat.

Alex Ovechkin grew up a Buffalo Sabres fan?

While he was scoring his record-setting goal last weekend, a social media page shared a picture of him where he was wearing a Buffalo Sabres jacket while he was growing up.

According to the post, he was a huge fan of Alexander Mogilny, who played for the Buffalo Sabres for six seasons.  He was here from 1989-1995 and many believe belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The problem is, he wasn't a Sabres fan

Unfortunately, The Buffalo News asked him about this picture a couple of years ago and found out that unfortunately, he wasn't really a fan.  His dad was.  The jacket that he's wearing looks big on him because it was his dad's jacket.  Ovechkin grew up a San Jose Sharks fan