A drone, using the "ERA-GLONASS" system, drew a hockey stick more than 2,200 meters long in the sky over Sakhalin in honor of Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin, who repeated the record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky for the number of goals in regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL). This was reported by the press service of JSC "GLONASS".

On Saturday night, Ovechkin scored twice in the match against Chicago (5:3) and repeated Gretzky's record - 894.

In honor of Ovechkin's achievement, an aviation drone, using ERA-GLONASS, drew an eight and the largest hockey stick in the world, more than 2,200 meters long, in the sky over Sakhalin. One of Ovechkin's trademarks is his playing number 8.

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The drone drew an eight in the sky in honor of Ovechkin's number in the Washington Capitals HC, as well as a symbol of endless love for sports and the boundless victories of the Russian hockey player. The total length of the drone's route was more than 8 kilometers.

It is specified that the aviation drone was equipped with a tracker connected to the ERA-GLONASS state information system, which allowed it to draw the track of the aircraft online.

On Sunday, March 6, Ovechkin set a record for the number of goals in regular NHL championships. In the away match against the New York Islanders (1:4), he scored his 895th goal and surpassed Gretzky (894).

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