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
create scoring
They didn't give us any opportunities to create any scoring chances.
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.
hit nicer
It's always much nicer when it doesn't hit the post.
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.
came since team
It's always been my team since I came here.
It's like I said before, we're not going to quit.
drafted high knew nobody pressure
When I was drafted there wasn't so much high expectations of me. Nobody knew I'd go so high like that. With him it's different because there is a lot of pressure and a lot of expectations.
chasing games points slip spent time wound
We let a lot of games slip away. We spent a lot of time chasing points, and those points wound up costing us the playoffs.
beat canada great played pride team
We played as a team and it's with great pride that we beat a team like Canada.
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.
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.
changes direction game main personal responsibility roles sure team
I don't think it really changes anything from my game point. But it's a big responsibility, not only for my personal game and my personal results, it's what the team has to do to be successful. I get to play one of the main roles to make sure we're going in the direction we want to go.
depends final year
That depends ... am I in the final year of my contract?
choice excellent great leaders means players team
There are so many players on our team who are great leaders and would have been excellent choices. So this means a lot.