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Alexander Ovechkin Comes Through For The Washington Capitals
Alexander Ovechkin has given head coach Bruce Boudreau of the Washington Capitals something to smile about. The coach has been looking for some action from the star forward. Ovechkin had received quite a tongue-lashing from Boudreau to pick up his game.
Ovechkin certainly got down to business on Saturday during a game with the Edmonton Oilers. After the first 40 minutes of play, the Capitals were down 2-0. Ovechkin came through with 2 third period goals and as assist. He scored just 32 seconds into the third period. He went on to score another goal and an assist.
Also scoring for the Capitals were Tomas Fleischmann and Nicklas Backstrom as the Washington Capitals went on the beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2.
New York Rangers Olympic Prospets
The New York Rangers have a couple of prospects for the Olympics, one being Marian Gaborik who plays right wing for the Rangers will play for Slovakia. While Goalie Henrik Lundqvist is hoping to join the Swedish team and possibly relive the gold medal performance from 2006. Possibly included for team U.S.A. is Ryan Callahan.
On the injured list for the Rangers and therefore possibly out for the Olympics are Chris Drury and Brandon Dubinsky. Chris Drury was out with a concussion but returned late November. Drury won a silver medal in the 2002 Olympics while playing for team U.S.A. Brandon Dubinsky, however, is still out after he broke his hand during a game on November 7th, the same game in which Chris Drury suffered a concussion. Dubinsky played in the 2006 Olympics.
The New York Rangers have been plagued by illness and injuries losing 41 manpower games this season. Hopefully the remainder of the season will be a healthier one.
Four Bruins to head to the Winter Olympics
Although the Boston Bruins will likely be sending four of its team members to the Olympics, Canadian team members Marc Savard and Milan Lucic may not be that fortunate. Both players have been out with injuries. Lucic returned in great physical shape in late November so he may find himself a position on team Canada.
Shoe-ins for the Olympic teams are Zdeno Chara and Marco Sturm. Defenseman Zdeno Chara will play for Slovakia and left winger Marco Sturm will play for his homeland of Germany. Goalie Tim Thomas should be playing with team U.S.A. Center David Krejci may play for his country of the Czech Republic, however, that depends on whether he can get his game back together. Krejci underwent hip surgery in the off season and had a bout with the H1N1 virus during the season.
It seems as though a lot of players in the NHL will have their Olympic hopes made or broken due to illness or injuries.
Detroit Red Wings To Supply Players To Olympics
Although quite physically damaged at the moment, the Detroit Red Wings should be supplying the Olympics with a few choice players.
Sweden will be defending their gold medal. Although currently on the injured list, Niklas Kronwall will be playing for Sweden. Also suiting up for Sweden will be Henrik Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom. However, Johan Franzen is not expected to be fit to play for Sweden. Another Swedish player, Tomas Holmstrom, was a long shot, however, with a strong start to the season he is being considered.
Despite a broken wrist that will keep him out of play until mid-December, Valtteri Filppula is expected to play for his homeland of Finland. Brian Rafalski will play for team USA and Pavel Datsyuk will play for Russia.
Not a bad showing for an injured group of guys!
St. Louis to Send a Few Hopefuls to the Olympics
With the 2010 Winter Olympics just around the Corner the St. Louis Blues, like all other NHL teams, are hoping to send some of their players to the Olympics in February.
Both Alex Steen and Patrik Berglund have a chance to represent Sweden. Blue player Roman Polak is pretty much a sure thing to be added to the Czech team.
As far as North America goes, Andy McDonald did attend Canada’s orientation camp, however, his position on the Canadian team team has not been secured. Team USA hopefuls include Erik Johnson, TJ Oshie and David Backes. David Backes has not exactly been a great scorer this season but is still hopeful to make the team.
With the excitement of the Olympics heating up all Olympic hopefuls are looking forward to the decisions like children on Christmas morning.
Treasured Hockey Memorabilia
My dad used to travel a lot when I was little, but he was always sure to bring my back something from his trip. As an avid sports fan, he tried to always make the keepsake something related to athletics. Since he was a prominent business owner, many of his clients would take him to sporting events during his trips.
One of the places that he frequently visited was Montreal, so I developed quite the collection of Expos and Canadians memorabilia. After attending one Canadians game, he was able to meet some of the players. He brought me back several autographed NHL photos, which I still keep framed in my office.