Alexei Yashin
Alexei Yashin
Alexei Valeryevich Yashinis a Russian former professional ice hockey centerman who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey Leaguefor the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders, serving as captain of both teams. He also played nine seasons in the Russian Superleagueand Kontinental Hockey Leaguefor Dynamo Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and SKA St. Petersburg...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth5 November 1973
believe dream great people player responsibility
I think it's a dream of any player to be in this position, to have this kind of responsibility. It's a big responsibility, but at the same time, it's a great feeling, because a lot of people believe I can do it.
created entire great guys hopefully nice pulling seems takes
It takes time, but we created so many chances. Hopefully it will come. It seems like, not only between me and him, but the entire camp, it's been a great atmosphere. Guys are pulling for each other and working hard, really want to be together. It's nice to see that.
carry confidence forever great hopefully wait
I can wait forever as long as we win. It's a great win, hopefully we'll get some confidence and it will carry over from here.
beat canadian feeling great pride strong took tradition
It's a great feeling to beat a Canadian team. They're so strong and the tradition has always been great in Canadian hockey. To beat this team, we took a lot of pride in that.
bad came forward games good great last since step team
It's always been my team since I came here. We've had some good games and some bad games. We made a great step forward for this team that had been in last place. Now the expectations are higher.
depends final year
That depends ... am I in the final year of my contract?
biggest chance goal level minutes seems
It seems like the biggest goal for us is to be consistent. If I play all 60 minutes at the same level I think we have a better chance to be successful.
apart besides everybody fell help nobody starts third
After they scored the third goal, it all fell apart again. Nobody will help us besides us. We have to look inside, everybody. It starts from me personally. Everybody has to play better hockey. We play well and stop, play well and stop.
neutral scoring zone
It didn't go well for us. We had so many turnovers in the neutral zone and we didn't really have a lot of scoring chances.
canada history huge russia win
This is a huge win for Russia because of the history with Canada. Now, we go forward.
forever wait
I can wait forever as long as we win.
course frustrated help message personally wish
Of course I'm frustrated and wish I could help the team. I wish something would go right for me personally and my line. I know I have to play better and give some production. ... I know it's a message to me.
last regroup
After these last two games, we have to regroup quickly,
last lead played
It's frustrating when you have a lead and you played so well in the first period. We just couldn't keep it up in the last two periods.