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Alexander Ovechkin Will Sign Boobs, but Not Money

The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Q: The girls often write on the posters “Alex, will you marry me!” A: All the time. Got used to it and don’t feel shy anymore. Sometimes after the game, they pull up T-shirts and ask to sign on the chest. I am all for it. Never asked to sign on the passport. When someone asks [...]

Welcome To The Club, Cookie

Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

Barring injury, at some time in early October, Matt Cooke will join Rico Fata as the only players to have played at least one NHL game with each of Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby (Fata played with the 2004 and 2005 number one draft picks during the 2005-06 season). Narrowly missing joining this exclusive club was Kris Beech, who played five games for Pittsburgh this past season, four of

Stamkos eager to meet expectations with Lightning

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008

Steven Stamkos welcomes the expectations that come with being the first pick in the NHL draft. The speedy 18-year-old forward knows comparisons to others selected first overall, including Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin and Patrick Kane, are inevitable. At...

NHL Player Fashion Branding - Ovechkin Designer Street Wear Collection (VIDEO)

TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008

(TrendHunter.com) At only 22 years old, Alexander Ovechkin not only signed the highest NHL contract ever, but it turns out, he's also into fashion. The Washington Capitals player debuted a new streetwear line, designed…

ALEXANDER OVECHKIN ON THE ONION

Epic Carnival (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008

by Mike Jack , Staff Writer If you haven't heard of The Onion, it's a comedic news website. The Onion Movie was actually just released on DVD a couple weeks ago. It's kind of like The Daily Show or SNL's Weekend Update, but not as good because the news is totally fake. This is probably the funniest bash on hockey I've ever seen. Alexander Ovechkin on The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nhl_star_called_up_to_big_leagues...

NHL Coaches Play Musical Chairs

National Hockey League Digest (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008

Bubba from Canes Country Submits It’s a great time to be a hockey fan in Washington D.C. these days. On Friday afternoon, the NHL’s most valuable player Alexander Ovechkin, was awarded the key to the city. After he was handed the award by Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty, the superstar addressed his loyal subjects with a few [...]

Ovechkin Welcomed Home In Style

Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008

On a sweltering Friday afternoon in our nation's capital, Alexander Ovechkin was given a royal welcome upon returning to D.C. from Toronto a conquering hero, holding four major awards. After receiving the key to the city in an afternoon ceremony downtown, Ovechkin was feted at a celebration at the posh K Street eatery Teatro Goldoni. There was plenty of, um, talent on hand, and Japers' Rink was

MVP Ovechkin gets key to city of Washington

CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008

Alexander Ovechkin was feted like royalty in Washington on Friday, honored as the city's first MVP in a major North American professional sports league since Joe Theismann of the Washington Redskins in 1983.

Alexander Ovechkin Presented Key to the City

DCist (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008

Alexander Ovechkin receives a key to the city from D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray and Mayor Adrian Fenty. Photo by Lateef Mangum, courtesy the Mayor’s Office. Written by DCist contributor Josh Novikoff Alexander Ovechkin received a key to the city this afternoon on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building. Several hundred fans, downtown office workers, and gawking tourists were on hand to revel...

The Final Numbers Are In...

Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

OK, one last post on awards voting, I promise. In addition to the numbers I told you about last night, here are a few more vote totals: Alexander Ovechkin finished ninth (8-4-1-0-2) in voting for the Lady Byng Trophy and 29th (0-0-2-1-1) in Selke Trophy voting;Nicklas Backstrom finished 72nd (0-0-0-1-0) in voting for the Lady Byng Trophy and 66th (0-0-0-0-1) in Selke Trophy voting; Viktor Kozlov

Meeting Hockey Royalty

Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

From CBC, “I’m your biggest fan!” a young man screamed in Henrik Zetterberg’s ear. Hockey’s royalty gathered in Toronto Thursday night for the 2008 NHL award ceremony, but before Zetterberg, Alexander Ovechkin and Nick Lidstrom made it through the doors of the Elgin Theatre, they had to run a gauntlet of rowdy hockey fans along the red carpet on Yonge Street. Many had waited hours for a glimpse of...

Caps Briefing: Ovechkin Sweeps Up

DCist (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

Photo of Alexander Ovechkin by ctankcycles Alexander Ovechkin completed a sweep last night of the NHL's four biggest awards. Ovechkin was named the player most valuable to his team by the NHL's players and professional writers alike, winning the Hart Trophy and the Lester B. Pearson Award Ovechkin had already, of course, won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, for leading the league in goals and...

• Caps' Ovechkin earns Hart Trophy at NHL awards - ESPN
• NHL and players: Alexander is great - Denver Post
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Ovechkin hauls in the hardware

Fox News (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin cleaned up Thursday at the NHL awards presentation. Spector runs down all the winners.

• NHL AWARDS SHOW TONIGHT AT 7 P.M. ON VERSUS: Lidstrom is certain to win sixth Norris Trophy; Zetterberg and Datsyuk vie for Selke - Detroit Free Press
• NHL AWARDS SHOW PREVIEW: Lidstrom is certain to win sixth Norris Trophy; Zetterberg and Datsyuk vie for Selke - Detroit Free Press

The One Remaining Awards Question...

Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

Per the NHL, Alexander Ovechkin received 128 of a possible 134 first-place votes for the Hart trophy. He also received four second-place votes, a third-place vote and no fourth- or fifth-place votes. A little quick math reveals that Ovie was on 133 of 134 ballots, meaning that some joker - a member of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association - didn't think that Alex was one of the top five