Russia defeated the Czech Republic in a shootout of the bronze-medal game on Sunday. The contest pitted five Washington Capitals players against each other.
After the game, Czech Republic forward Jakub Vrana did a Czech-language interview with sport.cz in the Mixed Zone.
Alex Ovechkin walked by and gave him a face wash.
The 2019 IIHF World Championship came to an end on Sunday, with Russia taking home bronze earlier in the day and Finland providing their final upset of the tournament by beating Canada in the gold medal game.
Both Finland and Canada had consistent and strong performances throughout the tournament, but ultimately Finland did just enough to win 3-1.
With the victory, Kaapo Kakko, a likely top-two pick at the 2019 NHL Draft, became a three-time gold medallist, winning championships at all three top levels of the World Championship. Kakko won gold at the Under-18 World Junior Championships with Finland in 2018, and both the Under-20 and World Championship in 2019.
He is 18-years-old.
By Donya Abramo 5 hours ago
Five Washington Capitals players went toe-to-toe in the bronze medal game of 2019 IIHF World Championship: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov for Team Russia and Jakub Vrana and Dmitrij Jaskin for the Czech Republic.
The Russians would be victorious in the shootout.
By Ian Oland 7 hours ago
We first learned of Washington Capitals superfan Eric Brooks several years ago during a Colorado Avalanche game. Molding his hair follicles into the shape of an eight, Brooks became a viral sensation for his gr8 beard and was nicknamed the Ovechkin Beard Guy.
But last week, Brooks managed to find a way to go even more next level with his fandom and got an ultra-realistic tattoo of Alex Ovechkin holding up the Stanley Cup on his leg.
It’s incredible.
Nikita Kucherov is a virtual lock to be the NHL MVP this season while Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin are likely Hall of Fame players when their hockey careers are over. Yet Team Russia, with all that individual firepower, can struggle to play together on the big stage against teams considered to be lesser opponents – at least on paper. And on Saturday, the Russian national team was upset by Finland 1-0 in the semifinals of the IIHF World Championship. Since 2009, Team Russia is 5-6 in the semis, and that frustration has started to boil over among fans and reporters.
But Nastya Ovechkina was not having any of it. Nastya took to Instagram after the game to encourage Team Russia fans to get a grip. It appears she used Caps fans as a positive example.
For many dedicated fans, the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup season was one of the best moments of their lives. For Kate A., that year was so epic it inspired her senior quote.
Kate chose Alex Ovechkin’s “not going to be suck” mantra to fall under her senior photo in Battlefield High School’s 2019 yearbook.
Kate’s mom Brooke sent us the picture on Twitter.
Team Russia has a roster of full of NHL All-Stars, MVPs, and future Hall of Famers. But on Saturday, the Red Machine, in a tightly checked game, fell to Finland 1-0 in the semifinals of the World Championship. Finland will go on to compete for gold while Russia will play for bronze on Sunday.
Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov was named one of the top three players for Russia on the day, though he was on the ice for Finland’s only goal of the game by Marko Anttila.
A year and one day ago, the Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in two decades. Here is all of RMNB’s amazing coverage of that faithful day.
But I want to celebrate the anniversary of what happened after midnight: A brief love affair began between two historic NHL hockey figures, Alex Ovechkin and the three-foot tall Prince of Wales Trophy.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin delivered one of the biggest hits of his career Thursday against the United States.
Ovechkin deposited Brady Skjei into Russia’s bench with a monster check.
A Russian YouTube of the bodycheck has gone viral, garnering over one million views in just a little over 24 hours.
The cutest couple in hockey is back at it again.
After Russia beat the United States in the World Championship quarterfinals on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin located his wife Nastya Ovechkina in the stands of the lower bowl. He waved dramatically.
This continues an adorable tradition we first noticed during the Capitals’ 2018-19 regular season.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 days ago
