#alex ovechkin

[nottodayjustin]

November 20th 2024 best hockey tweet(s) of the day

[pyladeshungover]

thanks @sergeifyodorov for the absolutely iconic inspo post 😂

i did the players in their team colours and because fedorov wasn't on the list i included his skates ❤️ also pride tape because fuck the nhl 😊

[famouspeoplewearinghockeyjerseys]

The cameraman of Obama's speech announcing Bin Laden's death wearing an Ovechkin jersey

[sergeifyodorov]

I love hockey because the widely-accepted Inner Circle Of Greats is a Saskatchewan farm boy, a suspiciously Soviet-friendly twink, a guy whose name translates to "the best," a bisexual with a mullet, a Russian laboratory experiment, The Beloved And Highly Favoured Child Of God, and two unrelated white boys named Connor

[tysonhos]

espn said sidovi rights

[intheupside]

[ferdabuds]

this is my favorite crosby/ovechkin moment its just so... charged

[nottodayjustin]

November 4th 2024 best hockey tweet of the day

[rouzys]

you had me at hello, mhairi mcfarlane

bruce bennett / bruce bennett / bill wippert / scott audette / dave sandford / patrick mcdermott

[gerbilgames]

sid and ovechkin

[femalemaleangel]

sharing this interview footage i found from after the 2005 world junior game vs USA

[kentjohnson91]

[hunterrrs]

“it speaks to your longevity too that somebody who was in that (little penguins programme) now is in the nhl”

“yeah, that’s a nice way of putting it thank you”… he’s never beating the old-er allegations

[sergeifyodorov]

Like, you'd think teams would be able to do something about ovi standing at the spot at this point. It's been 19 years and he's as gray as a wolf. That old man's hips gave out 3 years ago and he's still gonna put up 30, half of which are gonna be from the top of the circle on the power play. Top of the circle power play goal from Ovechkin. Sun rose in the east today i'm guessing? Oh, and it's gonna set in the west, too, I bet. Entire hockey players have been born trained and drafted in that time and we still don't know what to do about that fuckass yellow skatelaces refrigerator-sized piece of dubiously sourced Russian beef just standing in his little spot with his little stick in the air. But that's just how it be on this bitch of an earth

[19871997]

NHL CAPTAINS TRIVIA !

OLDEST: Alex Ovechkin - WSH (39), drafted 2004 YOUNGEST: Rasmus Dahlin - BUF (24), drafted 2018 AVG. AGE: 31.5 AVG. DRAFT: 2010.7

LONGEST TENURED: Sidney Crosby - PIT (6354 days, named captain 31st May, 2007) SHORTEST TENURED: Jordan Eberle - SEA (14 days, named captain 8th October, 2024) AVG. TENURE: 1527 days

HIGHEST DRAFT POSITION: Rasmus Dahlin - BUF, Nico Hischier - NDJ, Auston Matthews - TOR, Connor McDavid - EDM, Sidney Crosby - PIT, Alex Ovechkin - WSH (1st overall) LOWEST DRAFT POSITION: Mark Stone - VGK (178th overall) AVG. DRAFT POSITION: 33rd

TALLEST: Victor Hedman - TBL (6'5) SHORTEST: Brad Marchand - BOS, Jared Spurgeon - MIN (5'9) AVG. HEIGHT: 6'1

HEAVIEST: Victor Hedman - TBL (245 lb) LIGHTEST: Jared Spurgeon - MIN (166 lb) AVG. WEIGHT: 205 lb

MOST THICK: Alex Ovechkin - WSH (3.17 lb/in) LEAST THICK: Nico Hischier - NJD (2.40 lb/in) AVG. THICKNESS: 2.79 lb/in

MOST GAMES PLAYED: Alex Ovechkin - WSH (1430) LEAST GAMES PLAYED: Quinn Hughes - VAN (370) AVG. GAMES PLAYED: 829

MOST POINTS: Sidney Crosby - PIT (1602) LEAST POINTS: Radko Gudas - ANA (182) AVG. POINTS: 624

MOST POINTS PER GAME: Connor McDavid - EDM (1.518) LEAST POINTS PER GAME: Radko Gudas - ANA (0.242) AVG. POINTS PER GAME: 0.750

Notes: Sean Couturier - PHI was named captain on Valentine's Day, 2024. Quinn Hughes was named captain on the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. Sidney Crosby is the only remaining player to have been named captain in the 2000s.

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[intheupside]

Malkin, in this way, can’t emulate Crosby or use him as a guide — “Sid amazing. He’s still the same.”

So instead, Malkin has watched tape of his other longtime contemporary.

Ovechkin remains productive, but the eye test hasn’t been kind to him in recent years as his skating diminishes. Malkin can relate on some level.

“I watch Ovechkin’s game a lot now,” he said. “He doesn’t play one-on-one as much anymore. But he’s going to the net more, getting rebounds. Look at where goals are scored now in the league. All around the net. I want to play around there more, score some of the dirty goals.”

If these are his final two seasons, Malkin wants them to be special. He’s absorbing everything these days, from spending time with longtime friends Crosby and Kris Letang to enjoying his favorite road trips and helping the Penguins’ push to return to the postseason.

Malkin has retirement on his mind, yes, but only on his terms.

And his terms include a trip to the playoffs.

Could Malkin retire if the Penguins miss the postseason again in each of the next two seasons?

“One hundred percent no,” Malkin said.

He wasn’t joking or smiling.

“I love the playoffs so much and I love our fans so much,” Malkin said. “I need to feel it again. I couldn’t leave if I never play in the playoffs again. Not until then.”

from the athletic