Stories tagged with "sovetsky sport"

Russians Courting Brashear?

by tuvanhillbilly on Apr 28, 2009 3:46 PM EDT

[Quo Vadis, Don? I found this interesting news article in today's issue of Sovietsky Sport, and given what we know of the Caps' enforcer's recent language lessons, perhaps the feeling is mutual.] The leadership of Vityaz Chekhov has decided to strengthen their line of tough-guys and is seriously...

Ovechkin Wins The Kharlamov... Again

by tuvanhillbilly on Apr 15, 2009 10:00 AM EDT

[The NHL awards ceremony is still a few months off, but Alex Ovechkin has already started accumulating hardware. For the fourth year in a row, he has been selected as the most valuable Russian player in the NHL, as voted on by his fellow Russian NHL players. Sovietsky Sport newspaper is the creator...

Nabokov on Ovechkin

by tuvanhillbilly on Apr 13, 2009 8:48 PM EDT

[Tomorrow's edition of Sovetsky Sport has an interview with Evgeni Nabokov, goaltender for the President's Trophy-winning San Jose Sharks. Right now, most Caps fans are worrying about their Eastern conference rivals, but could it be that Nabby is looking slightly past that when he talks about the...

Boudreau: Russian Players Are More Skillful Than Canadians

by tuvanhillbilly on Feb 28, 2009 11:13 AM EST

Today's edition of Sovetsky Sport had a couple of pieces on Caps' bench boss Bruce Boudreau, starting with this interview. Later, we'll be posting a second article in which Gabby was asked to rate Alexander Semin as a prospect for the Russian Olympic team - you don't want to miss that one. ...

Fedorov: "America Has Started To Understand The Russian Soul"

by J.P. on Feb 24, 2009 11:29 PM EST

[We're thrilled to announce that Tuvanhillbilly has joined the Japers' Rink team and will be providing all of us with top notch translations of relevant Russian-language interviews, beginning with this one from Sovetsky Sport. Enjoy.] Washington Center Sergei Fedorov: "America Has Started To...

Odds And Ends

by J.P. on Aug 15, 2007 7:41 AM EDT

Some light reading for you on this mid-August hump day: First, be sure to stop by Dump and Chase (or Off Wing Opinion) for a translation of a Sovetsky Sport interview with Alex Ovechkin.Second, for more on Jamie Heward's decision to head to Russia (basically, it was all about the Benjamins), check...

Ovechkin's Thoughts On The Super Series

by J.P. on Sep 5, 2007 5:04 PM EDT

Yesterday we told you that Alex Ovechkin would be fielding calls on SovSport's "Hotline." Thanks to Dmitry Chesnokov for passing along the following excerpt from the interview, which, not surprisingly, focuses heavily on what is on the minds of most Russian hockey fans - their nation's performance...

AO On "Hotline"

by J.P. on Sep 4, 2007 10:46 AM EDT

Thanks to Dmitry Chesnokov for letting us know that "tomorrow from 6pm until 7pm (Moscow time), Alex Ovechkin will be the guest of SovSport's 'Hotline' with his fans."If you've got a question for AO, you can leave it here (scroll to the bottom of the page - don't worry, you can leave your question...

Did Alex Ovechkin Get In A Bar Fight?

by J.P. on Aug 29, 2007 7:26 AM EDT

Rumors are swirling that Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin's agent may have gotten into a little scrap at a nightclub not long ago. Granted, it's another spotty Google translation (and noticeably absent is this "news" on any of the more respectable Russian hockey media sites, as well as a byline...

Varlamov Takes The Blame After 4-2 Loss

by J.P. on Aug 27, 2007 7:49 PM EDT

Thanks to Dmitry Chesnokov for translating and forwarding the following interview with Simeon Varlamov, the losing goaltender in today's 4-2 loss to Canada in Game 1 of the Super Series.Sovetsky Sport reporter Vladislav Domrachev spoke to a few players after the first game of the Superseries-2...