Alex Ovechkin Models Team Russia’s New Olympic Jerseys, Ducks Question on Russia’s Gay Propaganda Laws
On Monday, the Russian Hockey Federation held a glitzy presentation at Sokolniki Ice Hall in Moscow to show off the new jerseys…
Alex Ovechkin Will Join Evgeny Kuznetsov on Russian National Team at World Championships
Photo credit: Sport-Express While the Washington Capitals season ended painfully last night after a 5-0 game seven loss to the New York…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Named To Team Russia For World Championships (UPDATED)
Evgeny Kuznetsov in Team Russia practice facility. (Photo credit: Sovetsky Sport) 4PM UPDATE: A few days ago Team Russia head coach Zinetula…
Semyon Varlamov Wins World Championship, Falls Down
Photo via: photo.khl.ru The entire Russian national team was clearly elated to win World Championship gold this year, dominating their competition along…
Alex Semin Scores Twice in Team Russia’s Gold Medal Win
Alex Semin has been relatively quiet since joining the Russian national team for the World Championships, recording only assists in his two…
Last Time Russia and Slovakia Played for Gold Medal, Peter Bondra Scored The GWG
Peter Bondra holds up the 2002 World Championships' trophy. By beating the Czech Republic 3-1 in the second semifinal of the World…
Pavel Datsyuk Does Not Want to Eat Microphones
Pavel Datsyuk seemed tired, but satisfied, following Russia's dominant 6-2 win over the Finnish national team. He did not score in the…
Ovi’s Goal, Malkin’s Hat Trick Push Russia to Gold Medal Game
Ovi celebrates his goal. (Photo credit: Championat.com/Getty Images) Despite allowing the first goal, the Russians dominated the Finns for almost the whole…
Ovechkin Scores, Semin Assists in Russia’s 5-2 WC Quarterfinals Victory Over Norway
Photo credit: ria.ru Top-seeded Team Russia defeated Team Norway today with a score of 5-2 to advance to the semifinals of the…
Russia Falls to Sweden 1-0 (OT) in Gold Medal Game; Evgeny Kuznetsov Named 2012 WJC MVP
Kuznetsov poses with the second-place silver platter. (Photo credit: Francois Laplante) After defeating Canada 6-5 Tuesday, Team Russia returned to Calgary's Saddledome…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Talks About His Hat Trick Against Canada
"Canada, I can't hear you." (Photo credit: Elena Rusko) One year ago in the WJC gold medal game, Canada held what seemed…
Highlights from Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Hat Trick and Russia’s 6-5 Win Over Canada
Before facing Canada in the semifinal round of the World Junior Championship, Caps prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov was asked, "Do you want to spoil…
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Hat Trick Lifts Russia Over Canada 6-5
Photo credit: Francois Laplante Thanks to his nine-point game versus the Latvians, Evgeny Kuznetsov was already the talk of the World Junior Championship…
Caps Prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov Talks About His Nine-Point Night
Photo credit: Francois Laplante Evgeny Kuznetsov has done a lot of spectacular things in his young career: he was the youngest player…
Kuznetrick! Evgeny Kuznetsov Tallies Nine Points in Russia’s 14-0 WJC Win Over Latvia
Kuznetsov and his teammates celebrate his hat-trick. (Photo credit: Mike Sturk) 19-year-old Caps prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov had 0 points heading into Russia's third…
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…
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…
