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Vladislav Tretiak confirms Evgeny Kuznetsov will not participate in 2022 Olympics

Vladislav Tretiak, the president of the Russian Hockey Federation, confirmed that Evgeny Kuznetsov will not play in the 2022 Winter Olympics after some aspirational talk Kuzy’s four-year ban from the IIHF could be ended early.

Kuznetsov was suspended from international competition for testing positive for cocaine in the summer of 2019. His ban will keep him out of the Beijing Olympics and the upcoming World Championships.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Russian hockey elite see both honor and disrespect in NHL’s Top 100 players list

The Russian hockey community reacted with pride after four of that country’s legendary players were named to the NHL’s list of Top 100 all-time greats. Along with Capitals’ captain Alex Ovechkin, the list included Pavel Bure, Pavel Datsyuk, and former-Capital Sergei Fedorov.

However, some commentators and former players were upset that more Russian greats didn’t make the cut.

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By Graham Dumas 7 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Receives World Championships Ring

Photo credit: dynamo.ru

Before Dynamo’s game against Ak Bars Wednesday, there was a pre-game ceremony to honor Caps captain Alex Ovechkin. The Russian machine, who played a big part in capturing gold for Team Russia at the 2012 World Championships, was given a championship ring from one of the greatest goaltenders of all-time, Vladislav Tretiak.

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By Ian Oland 11 years ago

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