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Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov participate in ‘From Pure Heart’, help raise 20 million rubles for charity

On Monday, Caps’ Russians Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov participated in From Pure Heart – a charity hockey game first started in 2009 by Ilya Kovalchuk and Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin, who’s in South Florida with his wife Nastya and one-week-old baby Sergei, was unable to participate.

This year’s game took place at Shayba Arena in Sochi and featured some new international firepower. Hockey Hall of Famers Teemu Selanne and Jari Kurri joined Russian national stars Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk, Evgeni Malkin, and Alexander Radulov on the ice to help raise nearly $294k for charity.

Kuznetsov and Orlov, who played on the same team as Selanne, won 10-8. Orlov registered three assists while Kuznetsov went point-less.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov take photo with Alex Radulov after Caps-Stars game

After the Capitals 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars, Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov met up with fellow Russian Alex Radulov in the bowels of Capital One Arena. Radulov is close friends with Caps duo, playing with both on the Russian national team.

On the night, Ovechkin had three points, including his 44th goal of the season, while Radulov tallied a goal and had a beautiful assist on Tyler Seguin’s 39th goal.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Alexander Radulov falls during shootout attempt, still scores

Down the street from the Capitals game, the New York Rangers went to a shootout with the Dallas Stars where things got a bit interesting.

Alexander Radulov forgot ice is slippery.

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By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov participates in Ilya Kovalchuk’s ‘From Pure Heart’ charity game

Saturday in Saint Petersberg, Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov participated in the seventh annual “From Pure Heart” charity hockey game, which pitted Friends of Team SKA versus Team Kovalchuk.

Kuznetsov, who is close friends with fellow charity game player Pavel Datsyuk, sported a blue SKA number 92 jersey and the symbolism of that is rich. In the KHL, Kuznetsov’s RFA rights are owned by SKA and he nearly signed with the team during the offseason, reportedly turning down a two-year, $20 million deal.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin Play In “From Pure Heart” Charity Hockey Game in Russia

Ovechkin and Alexei Yashin share a laugh before the game. (Photo: R-Sport)

On Saturday, Alex Ovechkin traveled 45 miles from his Moscow home to participate in the fifth iteration of Ilya Kovalchuk’s charity hockey game held in neighboring Chekhov, home of KHL Vityaz. The proceeds of the game, which translates to “From Pure Heart,” raised $16 million rubles (or slightly under $500k dollars) for various orphanages.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Salary is in the KHL’s Top Ten

Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jan Bulis are two of the Traktor’s highest-paid players (Photo credit: Vitaly Gubin/HC Traktor)

Sports.ru has revealed the list of the 90 highest-paid KHL players. Unsurprisingly, Ilya Kovalchuk, who retired from the NHL to sign with SKA St. Petersburg, tops the list at $10.3 million per year (in US dollars). Alexander Radulov, who signed with CSKA Moscow a year ago, holds second place with $7.5 million per season. Sergei Zinovyev is inarguably the worst contract in the KHL. He’s a center in the last season of a five-year deal with Salavat Yulaev whose production has fallen dramatically during that contract, but he still makes $4.7 million per year, third highest in the league.

The list also features a few names that should be familiar to Washington Capitals fans.

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By 7 years ago

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Photo credit: Sport-Express

When you’re super-famous, I guess you get asked to do some bizarre things. Alex Ovechkin has danced to shill for Eastern Motors, operated as hypeman for his boy Sasha Belyi, and modeled to promote a winter clothing-line for Nike. General rule: if Ovi is doing something other than hockey, minds are gonna get blown.

That’s why I was intrigued when news broke that Ovi and his compatriots sang to promote the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. How would his voice sound? Tenor or baritone? Could he possibly improve on the lyrical perfection of Champion? We didn’t know. We had only photos.

Until now.

YouTube User Alex12TV has published video of Ovechkin, Evgeny Malkin, Ilya Nikulin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Nikolai Kulemin, and Alex Radulov singing “Shaybu, Shaybu” with Russian pop star Irina Allegrova. It is delightful. In particular, I’m a fan of Alex Radulov’s air-drumming, Ovechkin’s excited hand motions, and — in general — the screaming, off-pitch singing.

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By Ian Oland 8 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Rocks The Mic, Sings in Hockey Player Choir

Photo credit: Sport-Express

Everybody loves a triple threat. Example: Brian Austin Green. Dude can act and rap . Not only that, he can marry well too. He is living the American dream.

Then there’s Alex Ovechkin. Not only does our Russian savior crush opponents and score sick goals on the regular, he’s also an up-and-coming musician. Surely you’ve heard him rap. If there were an iPod in heaven, Sasha Belyi’s Champion would be on eternal repeat.

So imagine our joy on Tuesday when Russian websites reported that Ovechkin was making music again.

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By Ian Oland 8 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Extends His KHL Point Streak to 10 Games

Photo credit: dynamo.ru

In one of the biggest KHL regular season games of the year, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and the rest of Dynamo Moscow crew took on Alex Radulov, Pavel Datsyuk, and CSKA on Friday. Ovechkin, who has been on a tear since he scored a hat trick last week, continued his production, scoring a powerplay goal and assisting on an empty-net goal by Nicklas Backstrom. Dynamo would win a barnburner 6-4.

Ovechkin now has 13 goals in 24 KHL games on the season. He’s also riding a 10-game point streak in which he’s scored 6 goals and 8 assists.

Now let’s see this video.

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By Ian Oland 8 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Traktor Chelyabinsk Defeats CSKA Moscow 4-3, Alex Radulov Melts Down

Photo credit: allhockey.ru

Over the last week, CSKA general manager and former Capital Sergei Fedorov has been a busy man, signing Ilya Bryzgalov, Pavel Datsyuk, and Mikhail Grabovski to lockout contracts. CSKA’s roster, which also includes former KHL MVP Alex Radulov, is much like the New York Yankees: they are rich, and they sign the best players.

Coming into Thursday’s game with Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s Traktor Cheylabinsk, it was obvious who the favorites were. But thanks to a stunning goal by Andrey Popov in the final minutes and a meltdown by Radulov, Traktor prevailed 4-3.

Highlights below.

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By Ian Oland 8 years ago

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