Dmitry Orlov

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov to join Russian national team on April 30

The Russian Hockey Federation announced Monday that Washington Capitals skaters Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov will join the Russian National Team on Tuesday.

The three star Russians were invited to the team after the Capitals lost Game Seven to the Hurricanes late last week and all accepted invitations to play.

The team is currently training in Novogorsk, which is near Moscow.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Team Russia calls up Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov for World Championships

Soon after the Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov were “called up” by Team Russia for the IIHF World Championships.

Whether the players are willing and healthy enough to compete remains to be seen. In past years the Capitals have confirmed the players’ participation shortly after the public invitation with a PR release.

Team Russia has already confirmed the arrivals of NHLers Ilya Kovalchuk, Nikita Kucherov, Evgeny Malkin, Mikhail Sergachev, Artyom Anisimov, and goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevskiy.

The tournament runs May 10-25 in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia. Team Russia’s first game will take place on May 10 against Norway.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 4 months ago

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Dmitry Orlov and Varvara Orlova are having a baby boy

Two days after Varvara Orlova announced she is expecting the couple’s first child, the gender of the baby was revealed.

The news was revealed by Nastya Ovechkina who documented Varvara’s baby shower on her Instagram Story. The decorations show that the Orlovs will be welcoming a baby boy. At 20 weeks, Varvara’s due date should be sometime in July or August.

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By Cara Bahniuk 5 months ago

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Dmitry Orlov is going to be a father

In May 2015, Anastasia Kuznetsova gave birth to a baby girl, Ecenia. In August 2018, Nastya Ovechkina gave birth to a baby boy, Sergei.

Now Dmitry Orlov, the last of the Capitals’ Russian three, will soon have a son or daughter of his own.

Varvara Orlova, Dmitry’s wife, announced that she was 20 weeks pregnant on Instagram Wednesday night.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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Brooks Orpik curses in Russian during Alex Ovechkin interview 🐔

Brooks Orpik and Evgeny Kuznetsov have an unlikely friendship. While the two were both new to the Capitals, the veteran defenseman watched Family Feud with the Russian center.

Kuznetsov said Orpik, whom he nicknamed Batya or “Dad,” would teach him useful English phrases during that time, which is how he learned idioms such as “it is what it is” and “it’s not my first rodeo.”

And while Orpik was teaching Kuznetsov English phrases, Kuznetsov taught Orpik some not so useful Russian, too.

For instance, Thursday, ahead of the Capitals’ 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, Orpik showed off a Russian phrase he learned while Alex Ovechkin conducted a Russian-language interview with Sport-Express.

Children under the age of 12, please stop reading this article by clicking on this educational YouTube video about chickens.

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By Elizabeth Kong and Ian Oland 6 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov attend concert by famous Russian singer, Aleksandr Rozenbaum

Wednesday night, just before returning to practice from their All Star-slash-bye-week break, Caps stars Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov, together with their wives, Nastya and Varvara, and Tatyana Ovechkina attended a concert at The George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium by famed Russian singer-songwriter Aleksandr Rozenbaum.

Rozenbaum was a longtime friend of Nastya’s mother, Russian actress and director Vera Glagoleva, who died in August 2017 at the age of 61.

Of course, the whole affair was well-documented on Instagram.

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By Graham Dumas 7 months ago

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Here’s where the Capitals vacationed during the bye week

At first glance, one might think that All-Stars Braden Holtby and Hardest Shot winner John Carlson had the best vacation of all the Washington Capitals. You would be wrong.

The Capitals are returning for a Thursday morning practice ahead of a Friday night game against the Calgary Flames. Here’s what your favorite Caps players got up to during the All-Star Break and 2019 bye week!

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By Brennin Weiswerda and Ian Oland 7 months ago

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Salt Bae meets Capitals at Miami restaurant

It feels like half of the Washington Capitals are spending the All-Star break and bye week in Miami, so it was really only a matter of time before they started showing up at the same restaurants.

On Sunday, Dmitry Orlov and Capitals first-round pick Ilya Samsonov had dinner together in Nusr-Et, a Turkish steakhouse made famous by founder and viral meme sensation Nusret Gökçe, also known as Salt Bae.

The next night, Andre Burakovsky and Jakub Vrana showed up at the same restaurant. Both groups did their rendition of the famous Salt Bae sprinkle.

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By Elizabeth Kong 7 months ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov wrestled Dmitrij Jaskin during Capitals practice

If you thought the Capitals would be hanging their heads and feeling sorry for themselves after losing five consecutive games, you’d be wrong.

After a late start to practice due to a team meeting, the Capitals took the ice and they were loose.

A perfect example would be Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals center, who was recently demoted to the third line, was one of the first players on the ice on Monday and he stayed on the ice for more than thirty minutes after practice officially ended to practice one-timers.

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By Elizabeth Kong 7 months ago

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