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Dynamo told how Ovechkin was preparing for his debut for a football club

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4 years ago

June 28, 2022

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Dynamo told how Ovechkin was preparing for his debut for a football club

Dynamo Moscow press attache Polina Lysenko told how Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin spent the day as a footballer for the Moscow club.

On Saturday, June 25, Dynamo played a friendly match against the team of bloggers Amkal. The meeting ended with the score 5:0 in favor of the Blue and White. Ovechkin scored the ball in the 11th minute after Fedor Smolov’s pass.

– As for Alexander’s preparation for the match, he arrived, as far as I know, only on Thursday in Moscow, on Friday he signed a contract with our club for one game. On Saturday morning he arrived at the base, met with the head coach. The head coach said that he could not put in defense or on goal a person who is by nature a real striker. Therefore, there was no doubt that Alexander would play in attack.

What is he like as a person? It seems to me that everyone knows that this is the most good-natured, open. When you talk to him, you don’t feel like you’re talking to a star of that magnitude. He is absolutely simple, his man for our football club.

I arrived at the base on Saturday morning, talked to the coach, got equipment, a number at the base for one day, to be a real football player of our team. Then he arrived at the stadium three hours before the game. Not a single player has yet arrived at the stadium, and he was already there. The serious approach of the athlete to the match. He asked the masseurs to stretch him.

Alexander is a real striker. I spent only 10 minutes on the field – a power reception, a goal. Some said it was like a script. In fact, there was no script, there was a real game, no one made way for Ovechkin, no one specifically played for him. According to statistics, he received 3-4 assists, that is, he played like an ordinary team player and converted his second dangerous moment, ”Match TV” quotes Lysenko.

This game was the debut for the new head coach of Dynamo Slavisa Jokanovic. The meeting was attended by more than 15 thousand people.

Source: Sportbox

Robert

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Hockey

NHL record, return to Montreal, victories for Pittsburgh and Toronto

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8 hours ago

December 31, 2025

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NHL record, return to Montreal, victories for Pittsburgh and Toronto

New York Islanders defeated Chicago 3:2 in the NHL regular season match, and Matthew Schaefer, the first overall pick of the 2025 draft, scored a point and broke the League record.

Schaefer became the youngest defenseman in NHL history to reach 25 points. It took the player 40 matches to achieve this; this was the fourth fastest time among defensemen in history.

The Islanders remain in the top 4 in the East.

Champion Florida ends the year with a loss. The Panthers lost to Montreal 2:3 in overtime, but they were two goals ahead at the time of the game. Montreal is in second place in the rankings and Florida is in 4th place.

Toronto is trying to emerge from the crisis. Maple defeated New Jersey 4-0 but still sits in 6th place in the league.

Regular season in NHL

toronto – New Jersey 4:0

Florida -Montreal 2:3 in overtime

pittsburgh – Carolina 5:1

Chicago – New York Islanders 2:3 in shootouts

Vancouver – Philadelphia 3:6

Source: Sport UA

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Junior World Hockey Championship. The first participant in the fight for survival has been announced

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19 hours ago

December 30, 2025

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Junior World Hockey Championship. The first participant in the fight for survival has been announced

The matches on the fourth day of the U-20 World Junior Hockey Championship have started.

In a brutal match, Switzerland beat Germany 4-0, sending their opponents into a survival game that will pit the Germans against the last team in Group B.

Germany finished without points and advanced to the knockout stages along with Switzerland, Sweden, the USA and Slovakia, although their final group positions will be determined by subsequent matches.

Junior Hockey World Championship U-20. Group A

Switzerland – Germany 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)

Discs: 11:42 Korbler (Meyer, Blessing) – 1:0, 13:10 Reber (Mudjli, Steiner) – 2:0, 21:08 Korbler – 3:0, 26:10 Johnson (Sansonnes, Mottard) – 4:0

Goalkeepers: Kirsch – Neisse

Source: Sport UA

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OFFICIALLY. The club suspended participation in the Ukrainian Championship

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1 day ago

December 30, 2025

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OFFICIALLY. The club suspended participation in the Ukrainian Championship

Storm hockey club announced its decision to suspend participation in the Ukrainian Championship. The Odessa team had not come to the Krizhinka match before.

At the same time, Storm denied that the issue was related to financial problems and expressed distrust of the Ukrainian Hockey Federation.

Statement from HC Storm

“Due to systematic violation of the principles of equality and justice in competitions, Shtor hockey club expressed its distrust in the leadership of the Ukrainian Hockey Federation and decided to suspend its participation in the Ukrainian Championship.”

There was already a situation this season when Krizhinka suspended its participation in the championship due to referee problems.