Alex Ovechkin’s greatest feat? Mixing ordinary with extraordinary on the way to NHL immortality
His long connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin complicates Alex Ovechkin's legacy in the eyes of some.
From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Raised in the final years of the Soviet sports system by parents who were already accomplished athletes, Ovechkin was given ...
Simply sensational: The story of Alexander Ovechkin’s miracle goal
Ovechkin hit the NHL with literally a thundering, glass-breaking crash — the hit that he delivered on Columbus defenseman ...
From Moscow to Washington, how Ovechkin became the Great 8
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey.His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer ...
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From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Ovechkin embraced hockey and showed he was good ... “He should’ve been out having his fun and having a new car every other week,” retired teammate Mike Knuble said. “You’re kind of ...
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Simply sensational: The story of Alexander Ovechkin’s miracle goal
“Every game was like, car crash, car crash, car crash.” Ovechkin, of course, continues to walk, and to skate, and to score, over and over again, for two decades and counting. “He loves ...
From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 en route to chasing NHL history
He was a very, very bright young man in terms of his goal-setting for his life,” said Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, who met Alex Ovechkin as a teenager. “He was determined. He was one of the ...
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How Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing history
Ovechkin embraced hockey and showed he was good ... “He should’ve been out having his fun and having a new car every other week,” retired teammate Mike Knuble said. “You’re kind of ...