Alex Ovechkin
If you ask us, he’s the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history.
A Timeline of Alex Ovechkin’s Summer
A photo essay. The Capitals booting from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in early May once again got the summer off to a…
Alex Ovechkin and the Reality of a 50-goal Season
Photo credit: Greg Fiume Alex Ovechkin, who will turn 26 this year, is a special player. Indisputable. Full stop. The Great 8 has…
You Can Be Alex Ovechkin’s Neighbor
Craig Brownstein of PuckBuddys writes for Russian Machine Never Breaks. The close-in DC suburb of Arlington is known for its quaint neighborhoods of…
Will Alex Ovechkin Have an Ovechkin-like Season in 2011-12?
Photo credit: Bruce Bennett Last season I got some flak for projecting Ovechkin would score on average 42 goals, plus or minus 8…
It’s August; Here’s a Video of Alex Ovechkin Being Awesome
A few days before the playoffs, we posted a brilliant Capitals season highlights video created by YouTube user VazorProduction. Alexandre Labbé, the…
Evgeny Kuznetsov: “To Play in the AHL For 2-3 Years — That’s Not For Me”
Despite winning gold at the World Junior Championships and putting up one of the best years ever recorded by a 18-year-old in…
Alex Ovechkin Lends His Likeness to a Canadian Candy Bar
Photo via Brett Leonhardt on Twitter. Alex Ovechkin sponsors a lot of things: hockey equipment (duh), razors, fancy t-shirts, banks, shoes with…
Photos and Video: Alex Ovechkin Honored with Hat and Burka at Halftime of Russian Soccer Game
Photos via FC Anzhi Makhachkala's official site For a lot of us, Makhachkala, Dagestan would have been a pretty safe answer to…
Jeff Halpern: “I Jumped on the Opportunity to Come Back”
Photo credit: John McDonnell Five years ago to the day, Jeff Halpern signed the first big-time contract of his career, a four-year,…
Alex Ovechkin has Vladimir Putin’s Phone Number
In this 2009 photo, Ovi and the rest of the Russian national team pose with Putin. By all accounts, Alex Ovechkin is…
The 2011 NHL Awards Show Roundup: #NeedsMohrOvechkin
Photo credit: Ethan Miller Wednesday was a night of hardware in the NHL as the league's annual awards show took place in…
What Does the Future Hold for Alex Ovechkin?
Photo credit: Bill Wippert By all accounts it was a disappointing individual season, as much as you can call 32 goals and…
Stanislav Galiev Talks About the Caps, His QMJHL Championship and the Memorial Cup with the Russian Media
Stanislav Galiev celebrates his first career Memorial Cup goal (Photo: Aaron Bell/CHL Images) By all accounts Stanislav Galiev has had a good…
How Have the George McPhee-era Caps Performed in the Draft?
Evgeny Kuznetsov poses with George McPhee and Ross Mahoney (Photo: Bruce Bennett) Each off-season I catch up on my reading. I alternate…
Russia Comes Up Empty as Czechs Take Bronze; Ovi Point-less
Photo credit: Elena Rusko After being eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs by the Tampa Bay Lightning, Alex Ovechkin joined Team Russia…
Russia Blanked By Finland, 3-0, Will Play Czechs for Bronze
Photo credit: Reuters Mikael Granlund's eye-popping goal was all Finland needed to best Russia for the second time this week, but the…
Russia Rallies to Beat Canada, 2-1, in Quarter-finals of Worlds
With a thrilling third period comeback against Canada, Team Russia and Alex Ovechkin are off to the semi-finals of the World Championships…
Team Russia Ditches Their Morning Skate and Plays Soccer
Ahead of its quarter-final matchup Thursday with Canada, Team Russia assistant coach Igor Zakharkin ordered his players to abandon the team's scheduled…
Finland Beats Russia, 3-2; Ovechkin Speaks
Photo credit: Matthew Manor After being mostly a non-factor in Team Russia's loss Sunday, Alex Ovechkin was back in action Monday afternoon…
Photos: Alex Ovechkin Suits Up for Team Russia at Worlds
Alex Ovechkin: still visibly shaken after the Capitals' stunning playoff defeat (photo via Sashastolemyheart on Tumblr). After arriving in Bratislava, Slovakia just hours…
