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“Ovechkin is capable of becoming a politician. His authority would help him in his political endeavors” – State Duma deputy Khamitov

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1 month ago

November 18, 2025

Jon

“Ovechkin is capable of becoming a politician. His authority would help him in his political endeavors” – State Duma deputy Khamitov

Alexander Ovechkin / Photo: © Patrick Smith / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian forward and captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin is capable of becoming a politician after completing his sports career, Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Amir Khamitov told Match TV.

Ovechkin is a Stanley Cup winner and the best sniper in the history of the NHL regular season.

— Whether Ovechkin should start a political career or not is up to him to decide. There is no rule that athletes must go into politics after finishing their career: you can go, for example, into coaching or business. But what is certain is that his authority would have helped him in his political endeavors. Being a symbol of Russian sports throughout the world, Alexander perfectly understands what a responsibility it is to represent the country and enjoy the trust of the overwhelming majority of his compatriots.

And I am sure that if Ovechkin nevertheless decides to become a politician, he will justify this trust. And it will be easier for the residents of our country to come with problems to that person who has long become “one of their own” for them, whose very name is associated with victories and a sense of pride, Khamitov told Match TV.

Ovechkin is 40 years old, his current contract with Washington runs until the end of the 2025/26 season.

Source: Sportbox

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Return and victory. Kremenchuk and Sokol played a Christmas match

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3 hours ago

December 24, 2025

Robert

Return and victory. Kremenchuk and Sokol played a Christmas match

A leaders’ match took place as part of the Ukrainian Hockey Championship – the current champion Kremenchuk hosted Sokol as part of the festive meeting at Christmas.

The match ended with Kremenchuk scoring 4:1, and the match was abandoned twice due to air raids.

At the same time, the home team lost 0:1, but they scored two goals on the power play in the second period and eventually hit an empty net. Vitaly Lyalka scored a double goal.

While Sokol finishes 2025 as the leader, Kremenchuk is one point behind and has a game in hand.

Ukrainian Hockey Championship

Kremenchuk – Sokol 4:1 (0:1, 2:0, 2:0)

Discs: 02:48 Mazur (Timchenko, Cherdak) – 0:1, 27:09 Lyalka (Matusevich, Krivoshapkin – large) – 1:1, 28:40 Andryushchenko (Krivenko – large) – 2:1, 59:03 Lyalka – 3:1, 59:10 Poperzhay (Gevorgyan) – 4:1

Goalkeepers: Zakharchenko – Petrov (Makarenko)

Source: Sport UA

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With the strengthening of the composition. Storm scored 8 goals in the derby

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1 day ago

December 23, 2025

Robert

With the strengthening of the composition. Storm scored 8 goals in the derby

The Ukrainian hockey championship match took place between Storm and Odeshchina. The meeting ended with a score of 8:3 in Storm’s favor.

It should also be said that the team, which had major problems in its squad and regularly played with 12-13 hockey players, received important reinforcements from Dnepr. Five new artists appeared in the application of Odessa residents and brought immediate results.

Newcomers Laktionov, Chupryna and Deliy scored two points each.

The teams have 17 points and share 3-4 places.

Ukrainian Hockey Championship

Storm – Odeshchina 8:3 (2:0, 3:2, 3:1)

Discs: 11:28 Chuprina (Laktionov, Stotsky) – 1:0, 15:10 Mosyuk (Trushchenko, Poimanov) – 2:0, 24:06 Ponomarev (Ratushny) – 3:0, 24:40 Khanin – 3:1, 25:12 Dvornik (Bechtold) – 3:2, 31:58 Ruzhitsky (Laktionov) – 4:2, 34:05 Laktionov (Deliy, Chuprina) – 5:2, 42:19 Deliy (Derkach, Chuprina) – 6:2, 44:22 Reyuka (Poimanov, Ratushny) – 7:2, 52:30 Tailor (Kutsevich) – 8:2, 57:40 Hear -8:3

Source: Sport UA

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Junior World Hockey Championship. Calendar and match results

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1 day ago

December 23, 2025

Robert

Junior World Hockey Championship. Calendar and match results

Traditionally, one of the most interesting hockey tournaments of the year begins – the U-20 World Junior Championship in the elite league. The tournament will take place in the USA from December 26 to January 5.

The American team will defend the title it won in Canada a year ago. However, Maple will try to heal herself after the failure.

The teams are divided into two groups of 5 teams, the top 4 will advance to the play-offs and the last two will compete for survival among the elite.

Group A: USA, Sweden, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany

Group B: Finland, Czech Republic, Canada, Latvia, Denmark

Calendar

Group A

26 December

Sweden – Slovakia. Starts at 20:00

27 December

Germany – USA. Starts at 01:00

Slovakia – Germany. Starts at 21:00

28 December