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  "id": 12196257,
  "title": "Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin says he'll retire at the end of his 22nd season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/washington-capitals-captain-alex-ovechkin-says-hell-retire-at-the-end",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:55:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/washington-capitals-captain-alex-ovechkin-says-hell-retire-at-the-end-of-his-22nd-season"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ovechkin has spent his entire career with Washington, winning the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in 2005-06, the Hart Trophy as MVP three times and leading the NHL in scoring nine times.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Alex Ovechkin confirms this will be final season before retirement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/alex-ovechkin-confirms-this-will-be-final-season-before-retirement",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:37:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Alex Ovechkin to play nine more games in Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/alex-ovechkin-to-play-nine-more-games-in-canada",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:01:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "NHL-All-time scoring leader Ovechkin says this season will be his last",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/nhl-all-time-scoring-leader-ovechkin-says-this-season-will-be-his-last",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:41:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}