Ilya Samsonov credits his family, Nathan Walker, and Vitek Vanecek for turnaround in Hershey
During the first half of Ilya Samsonov's inaugural season with the Hershey Bears, he struggled to make the adjustment to the North…
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Dmitry Orlov Gives Live Interview to Reporter Who Thinks He Is Roman Lyubimov
Of the three Russian Capitals at World Championships, Dmitry Orlov is certainly the least well known. Evgeny Kuznetsov was a media magnet during his brief KHL…
Evgeny Kuznetsov: If Alex Ovechkin Chews You Out, You Deserved It
Photo: Jonathan Daniel Earlier this week, we published a partial translation of an Evgeny Kuznetsov interview with Igor Rabiner of Sport-Express. Kuzy…
Barry Trotz On How He’s Making Alex Ovechkin a More Complete Player
Photo: Bruce Bennett During a wide-ranging interview with Igor Rabiner of Sports-Express , Barry Trotz talked about what it's like to coach four Russians and…
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How Barry Trotz Is Turning Evgeny Kuznetsov into the Next Pavel Datsyuk
Photo: Bruce Bennett Tuesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes, Evgeny Kuznetsov made some nice sauce, registering his league-leading 37th primary assist of…
‘Not That Famous’ Evgeny Kuznetsov Talks About Barry Trotz’s ‘Iron Discipline,’ Changing Diapers
Photo: Geoff Burke It has been a productive start of the season for Evgeny Kuznetsov. He has given his fans a team-leading…
Evgeny Kuznetsov: ‘It Is Not a Secret That I Wanted a Long-Term Deal’
Photo: Bruce Bennett It's summer, which means we should be expecting Russian NHLers to do what they normally do: jet-ski on a lake in…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Talks About Harry Potter Nickname, King Henrik, and Alex Semin’s Shot
Photo: Rob Carr One year ago, Evgeny Kuznetsov came to North America. On a spring morning, he took the ice for the…
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Nickname for Brooks Orpik: ‘Batya’
When it comes to handing out cool nicknames to their teammates, we think hockey players are second to none. The current crop…
Tatyana Ovechkina: Alex Ovechkin Should Retire After His Caps Contract Runs Out
Photo: @a0gr8 The Ovechkin clan’s media footprint is usually dominated by Ovi himself. His dad Mikhail is sometimes good at generating a memorable quote or providing unexpected…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Compares the NHL to Bobsledding, Excited For World Championships
Photo: Sport-Express After scoring nine points in 16 games with the Caps, Evgeny Kuznetsov has flown back across the world to play…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Puzzled by What You Say After a Sneeze, Also Talks About Hockey
Photo: Chris Gordon What could be a bigger downer than giving an interview right after missing playoffs by by just four points?…
Dmitry Orlov on Corsi, the Mike Green Pairing, and Playing For Team Russia in the World Championship
Photo: Igor Kleyner Caps breakdown day is never a particularly festive affair, and yesterday was no exception, as the Washington Capitals brought…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Talks About First NHL Goal, Adjusting to Life in NHL, and Special Words From Sergei Fedorov
Photo: Chris Gordon The Washington Capitals spent about 20 minutes Thursday morning posing for pictures with cute animals, both domestic and wild,…
Why Did Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov Make Faces in that Instagram Photo?
This illustration will make sense at the bottom. I promise. By all accounts, Evgeny Kuznetsov’s move to North America has been a success,…
The Other Side: Evgeni Malkin Talks About Comparisons to Evgeny Kuznetsov
Photo: Justin K. Aller It is silly to compare Evgeny Malkin (500+ games, Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe, Hart, two Art Ross Trophies) to…
Evgeny Kuznetsov: It Doesn’t Matter How I Played, We Needed to Win
Photo: @katie_brown47 Evgeny Kuznetsov's debut as a Washington Capital was a little like that first crepe, which, according to Russian proverb, tends…
Exclusive: Evgeny Kuznetsov Talks to RMNB About His First Day in America
Photo: Chris Gordon Sunday was Evgeny Kuznetsov's first full day as an official Washington Capital, and we were all over it. Our…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Feels Team Russia’s Pain, Talks About Going to North America
Photo: chelyabinskhockey.ru While the best hockey players in the world are duking it out for gold in Sochi, the KHL -- just…
Alex Ovechkin on Olympic Glory, Cheering on Maria Kirilenko in London, and Almost Wrecking His Car
Photo: Patrick Smith With only a couple games left before the NHL shuts down for the Olympics, the international hockey press' interest in…
