Alexander Ovechkin will be sitting out of the Washington Capitals lineup for the weekend as he recuperates from an upper body injury which he suffered during the overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets last Sunday.

He still leads the league with 14 goals in 14 games and also has nine assists.
I’m sure the Caps, and their fans, are trying not to panic too much but they lost to the New Jersey Devils this past weekend and are now 1-4-0 without Ovie (since the 2005-2006 season).
It was bound to happen, though.  Almost every player has suffered some sort of injury in …read more

Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin left early in the second period and did not return to the game in the team’s 5-4 loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight.  The possible injury occurred when Ovie collided with Raffi Torres.

After falling to the ice, the Russian player stood up and appeared to be in pain.  A team spokesman said that Ovechkin had suffered some sort of upper body injury and is currently being listed as day-to-day.
I know there are other players for the Caps to rely on but no one wants to lose a player like Ovechkin, who went into Sunday’s …read more

Alexander Ovechkin continues to prove that there are still players in the game who care more about money and whining.  He has made some bold statements about his plans to risk suspension by defying the NHL rules about Olympic participation.
In case you haven’t heard, that jackass of a commissioner, Gary Bettman, has hinted at the possibility that the NHL will not be sending players to the Olympics after the 2010 games in Vancouver.  Meanwhile, the NHLPA has shown unwavering support for continued participation.
With the 2014 Winter games taking place in Sochi, Russia, there’s no way that I would expect this …read more

Alexander Ovechkin is undeniably one of the best (if not the best) hockey player in the NHL right now.  I’m sure there are a lot of young aspiring athletes who look up to him and, fortunately, Ovie has decided to share some of the trade secrets he uses to improve his game – sex.

Russian interviewer, Sophie Shevardnadze, asked him “How do you prepare for the game? Is it true that you can’t have sex before the match?” and he answered “sex really helps, actually.”  So she followed up by asking “is that before or after the match?” and he said …read more

There is no image to put up yet but Chicago Blackhawks winger, Patrick Kane, will appear on the cover of EA Sports’ NHL 2010 although top draft prospect, John Tavares, has signed on to help promote the game which is expected to hit shelves this September.  
Meanwhile, Alexander Ovechkin has been chosen to front the NHL 2K10 game. 

After cleaning up at the 2009 NHL Awards last night, it was announced that Washington Capitals star, Alexander Ovechkin, would be appearing on the cover of NHL 2K10.  Raise your hand if you are surprised after the year he’s had.  No hands?  Yeah, that’s what I thought.

The game will be released this fall for Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation 2 and PC.  Aside from that, there aren’t many details about the game floating around although I can pretty much promise that it will be about hockey…
image: 2K Sports

It was a big night for Washington Capitals superstar, Alexander Ovechkin, who walked away with the Hart, Lester B. Pearson (second straight year) and Maurice “Rocket” Richard (again, second straight year) trophies.  This comes after he revealed that he has been having a great time in Las Vegas where he had won $500 at the blackjack tables. 
Of course, he also had a fantastic season, finishing with 56 goals which is 10 better than any other player in the league.   Ever humble, Ovechkin said: "I’m proud of my country. It’s always nice to be No. 1."
While he was accepting …read more

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin was presented with the 2009 Art Ross Trophy as the regular-season scoring leader.  The young Russian player was clearly nervous as he shared a stage with Alexander Ovechkin (who was accepting the Rocket Richard award) but his English is improving. 
I seriously cannot imagine getting up in a room full of people on a televised event and having to give an acceptance speech in a language that I barely know.  Just think of the Oscars – most of the winners only speak English and they struggle.
To make light of the situation, Ovechkin joked Malkin …read more

It was the game many of us were looking forward to (and hoping for) ever since it was announced that the Washington Capitals would square off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinals.  The series has been fiery hot and I was sure that Game 7 was going to sizzle but all I got was fizzle.

To say that I was shocked by tonight’s game would be an understatement.  I wanted the Penguins to win but not like this.  I wanted it to be gritty and tough but, instead, the Pens dominated that Caps but I will concede …read more

The Washington Capitals have forced a series to Game 7 for the second time during this current playoff season after winning last night in overtime against the Pittsburgh Penguins.  It was a very intense game and I loved every second of it.  
I know that a lot of critics and commentators had discounted the Caps but I knew better – I may not be a fan of the team but I do knew that Alexander Ovechkin was going to fight to stay in the playoffs and, regardless of what he says, that drive is intensified by his rivalry with Sidney …read more