From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. Raised in the final years of the Soviet sports system by parents who were ...
From Moscow to Washington, how Ovechkin began chasing Gretzky’s NHL goals record
Born Sept. 17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Alex Ovechkin was drawn to ...
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From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Center Nicklas Backstrom, defenseman Mike Green and winger Alexander Semin ... run showed the best of Ovechkin. “A big heart like a big kid,” longtime teammate John Carlson said.
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From Moscow to Washington, how Ovechkin became the Great 8
Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...