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
I feel great we won this game. We lost our last six so I feel excellent and I feel happy. We played hard.
It's my fault we lost the game. I must take advantage of those chances, but it was not my day.
If we wouldn't have lost the (last) game before the Olympics, I would have felt better. But I think we played very well in the first period and we missed second-period chances.
I thought I scored two goals, but I didn't score, ... I must score when I have a great chance to score. I'm disappointed because we lost this game and the first period was terrible.
I thought I scored two goals, but I didn't score, ... I must score when if I have a great chance to score. I'm disappointed because we lost this game and the first period was terrible.
It will be the biggest game of my life. Canada will be a lot tougher than the Americans.
We just play how we can and we don't score. Everybody is trying hard. ... We just play and we don't have luck.
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.
Everybody in my country is jumping, I think. And everybody at the Olympics will drink lots of vodka.
Everybody in my country is jumping and drinking lots of vodka.
This is special, very special, for our country.
I work to make shots, I try to do something, always to do something,
My first goal is to help the team.
Right now it will be a new tournament and if you lose you go home.