The Great “8″: Bringing Hockey To America
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 187 views
Sure, he’s from Russia. Sure, he will go to the winter Olympics and do his best to lead the Russians past Team U.S.A. in a couple weeks. However, when you look at the body of work and the excitement that Alexander Ovechkin has brought to the NHL, it is unbelievable the impact he is having on the sport of hockey; particularly in the U.S. where hockey is hardly recognized as a sport.
I have followed all of the Washington teams throughout my life and have very rarely had too many players on these teams that I can truly rally behind. Of course, I (more…)
