Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has agreed to invest in the Washington Spirit, the National Women’s Soccer League club that in February strengthened its ownership group by adding several other famous stakeholders with D.C. ties.
Ovechkin joins Chelsea Clinton, Jenna Bush Hager and former senator Tom Daschle in an investment team that numbers more than 30. Other athletes include Dominique Dawes (gymnastics) and Briana Scurry (soccer).
The level of Ovechkin’s investment was not disclosed, but a person close to the deal said he is in the top half of the new investors.
Ovechkin’s entry, first reported by ESPN and confirmed by Baldwin, brings another big-name investor to the NWSL, joining tennis star Naomi Osaka (North Carolina Courage), and actors Natalie Portman, Jennifer Garner and Jessica Chastain and tennis icon Serena Williams, who joined Angel City FC, a 2022 expansion team in Los Angeles.