Alex Ovechkin, along with his Russian Caps teammates, won bronze at the 2019 IIHF World Championship on Sunday.
Before flying home, Team Russia celebrated its third-place finish at a reception. Nastya Ovechkina took her followers inside the party on her Instagram Story.
And you guys, there was a lot of seated dancing and fantastic off-pitch singing.
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.
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 4 years ago
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.
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.
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 4 years ago
Jakub Vrana is involved in some World Championship drama similar to an ordeal Evgeny Kuznetsov endured involving Hockey Night In Canada analyst Don Cherry during the regular season. Cherry called Kuzy a “jerk” for his bird celebration.
Marek Sykora, an expert for iSport.cz, said in an interview after the World Championship preliminary round ended that Jakub Vrana “doesn’t work enough.” He added, “I can see [his] celebrity manners.” Vrana had 5 points in 7 group stage games, including 4 goals.
Thursday, in the World Championship quarterfinals, Vrana was inexplicably scratched ahead of the Czech Republic’s game against Germany. An anonymous member of the Czech media explained the benching saying that Vrana is a “dick” – a personal insult that may leave many Caps fans scratching their heads.
Vrana, of course, has shown class during the spat.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
The World Championship’s preliminary round ended on Tuesday. The IIHF released a bunch of fun facts on their social media to tide fans over until Thursday’s quarterfinal games. For those of you who are fans of speed and power, you will be happy to see the result.
The IIHF reported that Dmitry Orlov recorded the fastest shot on a goal, recording 152.5 KM/H on a tally against Latvia. Converting to miles per hour, Orlov’s blistering shot went 94.8 MPH.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov has points in three-straight World Championship games after a great individual effort against Team Switzerland on Sunday.
Orlov now has five points in six World Championship games.
