Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhailovich "Alex" Ovechkinis a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Prior to entering the NHL, Ovechkin played for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons, from 2001 until 2005, and returned to play for them briefly during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. A highly touted prospect, Ovechkin was selected by the Capitals first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. With the 2004–05 NHL lockout cancelling the...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth17 September 1985
CityMoscow, Russia
Everybody in my country is jumping, I think. And everybody at the Olympics will drink lots of vodka.
I think he scored a beautiful goal and did a great job and he is good, ... He scored a great goal and did a great job, and he controlled the puck beautifully. He's good.
It's been a lot of fun this season for me, but I'd like to win more. We must forget this game and move forward to the next game.
My first goal is to help the team.
We came here to win, the first period we played well, but Toronto won the third,
We came out and played hard. I'm happy to score three goals to win this game. It's my first hat trick in the NHL and it feels like my first goal in the NHL.
We played very well, but we had lots of penalties.
We had a good game tonight, but we made a few too many mistakes. Tomorrow is a big game and we can't make those mistakes.
Yes, I think about (the Calder trophy), and I want to win it because everybody does. If I'm playing hockey, I want to win all the (trophies) I can.
We just play how we can and we don't score. Everybody is trying hard. ... We just play and we don't have luck.
When I sit on the bench, I know what I must do,
We must forget about this game. We play two games in two days all the time in the NHL, so that's OK.
We did it. We beat a great team. All the people in my country will be jumping up and down and will drink a lot of vodka.
When I got into the shootout, I know what I'm going to do. I just got the shot that was available and was able to make.