voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/27/2008
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Alex Ovechkin won't face the Predators tomorrow because he has returned to Russia to be with his ill grandfather. How much time Ovechkin, who left D.C. yesterday, will miss isn't clear, but the Caps don't play again until Saturday so perhaps it will be only one game. Tomorrow's game, which will not be televised because of Versus's exclusivity rights, will be only the second game the reigning MVP has missed in his three-plus seasons. In...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
sports.yahoo.com - 10/31/2008
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Alexander Semin stood at his locker on Tuesday
night quietly answering questions in Russian through an interpreter,...
surrounded by the sort of media horde typically reserved for his Washington Capitals teammate Alexander Ovechkin . He had ...
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Puck Daddy chats with Alex Semin about Ovie, Crosby, stardom
stetsports.com - 10/21/2008
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Gilbert Arenas is out, and there appears to
be a new contender for the throne of most...
popular athlete in Diamond City. A man who wears helmet hat for a crown, and gets hair cuts with common men. Alex Ovechkin.
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With Gilbert Out, is Alex Ovechkin the King of D.C.?
voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/27/2008
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I just spoke to Konstantin Selinevich, Ovechkin's business
manager and a friend of the family. He said...
Alex's grandfather has been hospitalized for a few weeks, but in the past 48 hours has taken a turn for the worse. Selinevich said he's not sure ...
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Ovechkin Could Miss Two Games
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Ovechkin Returns to Russia to be With Ailing Grandfather
FanHouse —
... this morning, Ovechkin was not on the ice for practice with the Washington Capitals this morning as he has already left for Russia to be with his ailing grandfather. He'll be out of the lineup for tomorrow night's game in Washington against Nashville, marking only the second time in his career that he's missed a game. Currently, Ovechkin has played in 203 consecutive games, the most on the team. As of now, there's no timetable for his return. ...
Ovechkin Out Against Nashville Tomorrow
CAPITALS NEWS NETWORK —
... According to Capitals Insider Tarik El-Bashir, Caps LW Alex Ovechkin has returned to Russia to be with his ill grandfather. How long Ovechkin will be out is unknown at this time. ...
Puck Headlines: Ovechkin vs. Malkin vs. Crosby vs. math
Puck Daddy —
... after flying home to Russia to be with his ailing grandfather. (Ovi-bama?) Naturally, this Ovechkin-less game will be on Versus. [Capitals Insider, via ...
Sans Ovechkin
Puckhead's Thoughts —
Tarik broke the story , confirmed by the Caps media relations team, the Washington Capitals will be with out Alex Ovechkin has he returns to Russia to visit an ailing grandfather. He will not be in the line up against the Predators tomorrow night. He most likely ...
On the Beat:
IllegalCurve.com —
... Alexander Ovechkin will miss tomorrow night’s game for the Capitals because he has headed back to Russia to be with his ailing grandfather. Our best wishes go out to the Ovechkin family. ...
The Dry Cut: Nashville 3, Capitals 4 (SO)
the red skate —
... That all being said, it sure would be nice to understand why it wasn’t Brent Johnson between the pipes tonight, as was reported to be the case on Monday. My guess? Coach didn’t want to punish JT for Saturday night’s 5 GA in Dallas, when he acknowledged such poor defensive play throughout that affair. ...
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onfrozenblog.com 10/31/2008 — By now you have heard the news that Alexander Ovechkin will not be in the lineup tonight due to the failing health of his Grandfather. Nate Ewell, Director of Media Relations, passed along his audio clip of Head Coach Bruce Boudreau talking about Alex missing the game.
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japersrink.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — Starting next season (for the sake of convenience), Alex Ovechkin will pay $405,000 more per year in income taxes under President-elect Obama's proposed tax plan than he would have under the current tax code, and $450k more in the out-years of his ...
Ovechkin Returns
voices.washingtonpost.com 12/5/2008 — After appearing to suffer an arm or shoulder injury late in the first period, Alex Ovechkin has returned. He took a regular shift early in the second period, thought he still doesn't 100-percent. At one point he pulled up after making contact with an ...
Ovechkin leaves Caps, out indefinitely —
SI.com - NHL 10/27/2008
Alexander Ovechkin, the NHL's leading goal scorer last season, has returned to Moscow to be with his ailing grandfather and will miss the Washington Capitals game Tuesday against the Nashville Predators.
