Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. When Ovechkin was 12 and playing in a competitive Moscow youth league. A few ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer ...

He was a very, very bright young man in terms of his goal-setting for his life,” said Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, who met Alex Ovechkin as a teenager. “He was determined. He was one of the ...

Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...

Ovechkin both his mother Tatyana achieved Olympic basketball gold twice while his father Mikhail played professional soccer. His family members strengthened the foundation that would lead to his ...

His mother, Tatyana, was a two-time Olympic gold medal winner in basketball, and his father, Mikhail, competed in football. At the age of two, Ovechkin picked up a hockey stick and showed a keen ...

Mikhail, who died in 2023, played soccer. His father especially encouraged his son’s appetites. Alex Ovechkin was raised unrestrained. My dad always said, ‘Play your game. You don’t have to ...

The bottom line is that the organization concluded he can be a pillar they build around as the roster continues to evolve in a post-Carlson and post-Alex Ovechkin era. — Chris Johnston ...

Ovechkin beat Samuel Ersson with 5:35 left ... gave Utah a 3-2 lead before the team added a pair of empty-netters. Mikhail Sergachev had two goals, including one of the empty-netters, and Logan ...