Further proof that Ovechkin is the most fascinating athlete in North America
stanleycupofchowder.blogspot.com 8/14/2008 — Alex Ovechkin is just a simple man looking for some love.

10 Great NHL Goals From Over the Years
hockeybeat.com 8/15/2008 — Some of these goals really are smoking hot. Of course, there’s some Ovechkin and Lecavalier but there’s also some Turcotte and Ranheim. I don’t know if it’s the top 10 goals ever but these are pretty awesome.

Best of Malkin vs. Ovechkin - Video
hockeybeat.com 8/15/2008 — Here’s a cool collection of plays by both Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) and Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins). How do you like more and why?

Only A True Hockey Fan...
bleacherreport.com 8/15/2008 — If there is one thing that I hate, it is when someone claims that they are a true hockey fan, but really aren’t.  A person who cheers only when their team scores is not a true hockey fan.  A Penguins’ fan who only respects a ...

All-Time Team And Other Miscellany
japersrink.blogspot.com 8/15/2008 — Who's more marketable - Alex Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby? Who cares - neither of them "will be significant winners in the U.S. in the short term."... Tampa Trib blogger Erik Erlendsson lists D.C. as his seventh favorite NHL city.... Speaking of Tampa ...

Alexander Ovechkin: Future Hall Of Famer, No. 1 — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/13/2008
Remember when you were younger, you had projects creating “the perfect person?”  Or when you were a teenager, you made “the perfect woman/man?”  What about the perfect hockey player?  Many people will take the ...

NHL Announces National TV Schedule — Capitals Insider 8/14/2008
Alex Ovechkin and the Caps are scheduled to play seven times on Versus next season -- up from four times last season. The NBC schedule remains incomplete, but the Caps do play Pittsburgh twice on Sunday afternoons. I'm willing to bet NBC will add at ...

Bigger Star: Alexander Ovechkin Or Sidney Crosby — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/16/2008
There is no doubt that both Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin are huge stars. Crosby is the play-maker, who can make a play out of nothing, and Ovechkin is the sniper, who can score from any angle on any goalie. Any team would kill to have ...

NHL Stats Predictions: Part Four — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/18/2008
Okay, I have finally reached the end of my four part series that examines eight of the most important stats in the NHL. All of the stats can decide a players career and for a lot of them, make their career, like Alex Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby. The ...

Top 10 players to Watch in 2008-2009 NHL Season — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/18/2008
This is a list of the top 10 players to watch for in the upcoming NHL season. Some on the list are already elite stars. Others are coming off a break-through season, or will break out this season. Sidney Crosby: After having a mid-season injury ...