A MassMutual commercial featuring Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin has been pulled off the air in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Per ESPN's Greg Wyshynski, MassMutual confirmed the ad's removal and said its relationship with the 36-year-old Russian was limited to that commercial, which also features his wife, Anastasia Shubskaya, and teammate, Nicklas Backstrom.
According to TSN's Rick Westhead, the commercial was scheduled to air on ESPN, TNT and NHL Network all season. The ad debuted in October.
The news comes after Westhead reported that CCM Hockey would stop using Ovechkin and other Russian hockey players for global marketing initiatives for the time being.