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The best and funniest moments from NHL Team Media Days

The National Hockey League is so about to be back, y’all.

A majority of teams around the league held their Media Day on Wednesday as they prepare to kick off their respective training camps and preseasons. The teams and their media partners took videos and photos for future game broadcasts, promotional content, and in-game entertainment.

And, of course, players got up to some of their usual hijinks. Here are some of the best posts.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago

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Alex Ovechkin plays in Artemi Panarin’s charity game, scores shootout goal, takes Ovi Jr out onto the ice

Alex Ovechkin is one of the game’s greatest players of all time. So when asking him for a favor, one would assume he might be busy — like to play in a charity hockey game.

“I just called,” New York Rangers superstar Artemi Panarin said. “He immediately (said), ‘I agree.'”

Ovi and Dmitry Orlov participated in Panarin’s charity hockey game in Moscow on Saturday. Funds from the event would go to a young girl who had complications from brain tumor surgery.

“In all honesty, it surprised me,” Panarin said of Ovechkin’s participation. “I was very happy. He called me here a couple of days before the match, I got scared because I thought he would refuse.”

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov to participate together in charity hockey game

Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov will team up with other NHL and KHL players for a charity hockey game played on July 30.

Proceeds from the game, held in Ovechkin’s Russian hometown of Moscow, will go to the Artemi Panarin Fund, which will help a young girl who had complications from brain tumor surgery.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Artemi Panarin and Andrew Copp will not play Friday for Rangers against Capitals, Shesterkin to backup Georgiev

The New York Rangers are the Washington Capitals’ final opponent of the season and the result of the regular-season finale will have major implications on whether they meet again in the playoffs or not. If the Caps can take two points from the Rangers and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in regulation, this will be a preview of a first-round series.

According to NHL.com’s Dan Rosen, forwards Artemi Panarin and Andrew Copp will be sitting the fixture out as they recover from nagging injuries. Rosen also reports that potential Hart Trophy finalist, goaltender Igor Shesterkin will be sitting on the bench as backup to Alexandar Georgiev.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Alex Ovechkin to discuss Russia’s attack on Ukraine in the near future

Thursday’s Washington Capitals game against the New York Rangers will be overshadowed by a deepening crisis on the other side of the world. Late on Wednesday night, Russia invaded Ukraine in a multi-pronged attack that included missile attacks on Ukrainian targets.

As the world has looked on in horror, some of the hockey conversation online has focused on Alex Ovechkin and his earlier support of Russian president Vladimir Putin. In 2014, Ovechkin posted a photo labeled “Save Children From Fascism” when Russia annexed Crimea. In 2017, Ovechkin participated in a propaganda website called Putin Team (website here), which Kremlin sources said later was not Ovechkin’s creation. Ovechkin has long been friendly with Putin and has said he has Putin’s phone number. When Ovechkin and Nastya Ovechkina wed in 2017, the couple received a wedding gift from Putin.

Given his history of conspicuous support for Putin and his status as the world’s most famous Russian athlete, Ovechkin was requested for access by the team’s beat reporters. Ovechkin has not been made available yet, but he will speak on the topic in the near future.

Ovechkin’s family, including his wife, sons, and parents, are currently in Russia.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Robin Lehner shaved his head because he fears Tom Wilson 😂

Add Robin Lehner’s head to the list of places where Tom Wilson is living rent-free. Or more specifically: his scalp.

The Vegas Golden Knights goalie recently shaved his luscious dirty blonde locks to sport a bald look for the playoffs.

When asked by a fan what the possible tactical advantage could be of the move, Lehner cited Caps forward Tom Wilson as the reason why.

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By Peter Hassett 2 years ago

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Report: Tom Wilson reaches out to Artemi Panarin to make sure he’s okay, ‘does in fact have a heart’

Behind the scenes, Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin reached out to New York Rangers’ forward Artemi Panarin, according to TSN’s Darren Dreger.

Wilson ended Panarin’s season on Monday when the two wrestled each other in a line brawl. After Panarin jumped on Wilson’s back, the Capitals enforcer slammed The Bread Man to the ice.

Dreger reported on the good sportsmanship during a segment of Insider Trading, Thursday.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Rangers say Tom Wilson showed zero respect towards Buchnevich and Panarin during brawl: ‘There are lines that can’t be crossed’

The New York Rangers were officially eliminated from playoff contention after their 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Monday. But after the game, much of their focus was on the second-period line brawl that saw the two teams scrum after a Vitek Vanecek goal-line save.

Tom Wilson caused the most havoc, punching Pavel Buchnevich in the head, body-slamming Artemi Panarin to the ice, and taunting the Rangers with a macho man routine from the penalty box. Panarin left the game with a lower-body injury and would not return.

The Rangers had harsh words for Wilson postgame.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Tom Wilson given misconduct, 14 minutes in penalties, after starting line brawl with Rangers

The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers got in a line brawl in the second period after Vitek Vanecek went to the splits to make a goal-line stop on Pavel Buchnevich during a Caps penalty kill.

As the play was whistled dead, Tom Wilson punched Buchnevich in the side of the head as the Rangers’ forward laid defenseless and face down on the ice.

Things deteriorated from there.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Artemi Panarin takes leave of absence from Rangers following ‘fabricated story’ from Russian press

Artemi Panarin is taking a leave of absence from the New York Rangers after a Russian website published a story that alleged the hockey player beat up an 18-year-old girl in 2011. Panarin is an outspoken supporter of Alexei Navalny and a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The New York Post’s Larry Brooks was the first to report the news.

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By Eliza Kravitz 3 years ago

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