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Alexa Ovechkin dazzles the fans at the NHL All-Star SuperSkills Competition Breakaway Challenge.
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“It’s Good to be Ovie”
On Frozen Blog —
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - It is good to be Ovie. Alexander Ovechkin won over the fans during the Breakaway Challenge at the All-Star SuperSkills competition last night. Take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ly33ACanBc
What will AO have for us this evening during the All-Star game? Perhaps more potato chips? ...
Ovechkin Wins the NHL’s Dunk Contest
Mr. Irrelevant, a D.C. Sports Blog From the Brothers Mottram —
In case you weren’t aware, it’s NHL All-Star Weekend and the league has instituted a breakaway contest to spruce things up. It was judged by Dominique Wilkins, Riggins from Friday Night Lights and two other guys, and honors were taken by Washington’s own Alexander Ovechkin, whose finest moments resulted in no goals but endless admiration and probably imitation. Check out the first at the 2:35 mark and the second at 4:35:
It says something about the competition that its best highlights are failed attempts, but they must be onto something if super casual — ...
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Ovechkin's interview with SovSport, Jan. 26
alexovetjkin.blogspot.com 1/27/2008 — P.L.: A funny story back in Toronto. On Thursday morning skate enforcer Donald Brashear tried your skates and he also put on a smoked visor like yours.
O.: It was my idea, I told him! I said he will be our second Ovie.
P.L.: How about fighting? Does Brashear teach you how to fight?
O.: Not at all. He says, "in case of a conflict skate away, it's not your job".
P.L.: Can you tell about ...
“It’s Good to be Ovie”
onfrozenblog.com 1/27/2008 — (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - It is good to be Ovie . Alexander Ovechkin won over the fans during the Breakaway Challenge at the All-Star SuperSkills competition last night. Take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ly33ACanBc ...
Alexander Ovechkin in Super Slo-Mo
onfrozenblog.com 1/27/2008 — We won’t be able to “skate alongside” Ovechkin in this years All-Star game like we did last year with the Rail Cam, but we will be able to watch him move very slowly. According to an article on the Sports Video Group website, the Versus network will be using a Fletcher Super Slo Mo camera.
2008 NHL All Star Weekend In Review
nhldigest.com 1/28/2008 — An honest review of the All Star festivities in Atlanta. Appreciating Ovechkin and a surprisingly deft Milan Lucic.
All-Star Game, Sum —
NHL.com News in English 1/27/2008
Western 1 2 4-7
Eastern 5 0 3-8
First Period-1, West, Rick Nash 1, :12. 2, East, Staal 1 (Campbell, Malkin), 1:20. 3, East, Markov 1 (Richards, Hossa), 9:43. 4, East, Ovechkin 1 (Spezza, St. Louis), 13:35. 5, East, Campbell 1 (Malkin, Lecaval...