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NHL’s all-time leading goalscorer Alex Ovechkin to retire at end of season

NHL’s all-time leading goalscorer Alex Ovechkin to retire at end of season

Russian led Capitals to their first-ever Stanley Cup win Ovechkin turned 41 in September Alex Ovechkin said on Monday that his 22nd season in the NHL will be his last, beginning the farewell tour for the longtime Washington Capitals captain who holds the league’s career goalscoring record. Ovechkin told his teammates of his decision before the Capitals posted a message from the Russian star on social media. Continue reading...

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Guardian
DIRECTV MySports Genre Pack With ESPN Unlimited Plan and NFL RedZone Just $49 for First Month, Ahead of MLB Playoffs, NHL and NBA Seasons

DIRECTV MySports Genre Pack With ESPN Unlimited Plan and NFL RedZone Just $49 for First Month, Ahead of MLB Playoffs, NHL and NBA Seasons

DIRECTV is making a play for sports fans just as the fall calendar hits its busiest stretch, rolling out a discount on its sports-focused streaming pack that bundles ESPN Unlimited Plan, NFL RedZone from NFL Network and dozens of other live sports channels. The streamer’s MySports Genre Pack is currently discounted to $49.99 for the […]

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Oct 4, 2026 · byVariety
Jack Smith spars with GOP senators

Jack Smith spars with GOP senators

Plus: ⚾The road to the World Series begins today {beacon}   It’s Tuesday. Are the VMAs old news? Anyone else still seeing Yung Lean and GENER8ION’s performance on stage? Absolutely mesmerizing.    In today’s issue: RFK Jr., Vance at MAHA Summit Jack Smith faces questions Protect College Sports Act passes Senate MLB playoffs, NHL season…

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Hill
American exodus: why do so many US NHL stars want out of Canada?

American exodus: why do so many US NHL stars want out of Canada?

Players across the league are leaving their teams up north to return home. It’s prompted questions around money, tax rates, geopolitics and respect Back in September 1925, Frederick Wilson, sports editor at the Globe, explained the fear among hockey fans that Canadian teams might not be able to compete for players against the new US teams like New York or Boston that were entering the pro league. “Will it be a matter of money?” Wilson headlined his piece. And for about a century, money was the recurrent nexus of the Canadian hockey panic, proven by franchise departures and depleted buying power. At the time, Wilson reassured everyone that, no matter the big US cash, everyone on the ice would be Canadian anyway. “It will be some years before the [US] will be in a position to furnish players,” he wrote. He was right about that. It took a long time for the US to catch up to Canada in on-ice talent. But now that it has, should we expect Americans to want to play anywhere else than the US? For 100 years Canada has worried that the US would just buy all the best hockey players. But now it makes its own and, as the new NHL season gets underway on Tuesday night, they want to go home. Continue reading...

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Guardian
NHL’s Andrei Kuzmenko steps away from team after father killed in Siberia bear attack

NHL’s Andrei Kuzmenko steps away from team after father killed in Siberia bear attack

Alexander Kuzmenko was fatally injured on fishing trip Region had been flagged as site of recent bear activity Pittsburgh Penguins forward steps away from team Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has stepped away from the team after his father, Alexander Kuzmenko, was killed in a bear attack in Siberia this week. REN TV was the first to report the death of the 62-year-old, who was a well-known hockey coach in Russia. Continue reading...

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Sep 24, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Alex Ovechkin claims he’s ‘not in politics’. His pro-Putin video says the opposite

Alex Ovechkin claims he’s ‘not in politics’. His pro-Putin video says the opposite

After the NHL star appeared in an ad campaign for United Russia, it’s fair to start pressing about the impact of his stances – even if he doesn’t want to talk about it When Russian launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, reporters asked Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin for his thoughts. It was no secret, even then, that Ovechkin was close to Vladimir Putin. Years before, Ovechkin boosted the Russian president in a social media campaign and featured Putin in his own Instagram profile photo. “He is my president,” Ovechkin said of Putin shortly after the invasion. “But [like] I said, I’m not in politics, I’m an athlete.” That’s over. He’s in politics now. “The thing about the video: I’m Russian,” Ovechkin told reporters Thursday. The video in question is one he taped for United Russia, a group supporting Putin, ahead of parliamentary elections. Ovechkin appears in the video alongside Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the state-controlled media outlet RT, and others. “I’m for peace and love, and I hope, in the world, it doesn’t matter who you are,” Ovechkin told reporters. “I hope everybody understands everybody wants peace, and everybody hope everything’s going to be OK in the world.” Continue reading...

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Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Latvia bars NHL’s Ovechkin, Trump Jr. wedding benefactor from entering country

Latvia bars NHL’s Ovechkin, Trump Jr. wedding benefactor from entering country

Latvia has barred Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin from entering the country days after the he appeared in a political ad for a party backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, has decided to include Alexander Ovechkin and [International Boxing Association President] Umar Kremlev on the list of personae…

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Sep 18, 2026 · byThe Hill
Alexander Ovechkin faces backlash over Putin campaign ad

Alexander Ovechkin faces backlash over Putin campaign ad

NHL star Alexander Ovechkin is facing criticism for an appearance in a campaign advertisement promoting Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the country’s elections this weekend. The episode is just the latest in Ovechkin’s longstanding support for the Russian leader, who has earned widespread condemnation from the international community for crimes against humanity going back…

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Sep 17, 2026 · byThe Hill
NHL star Ovechkin appears in campaign video for Putin’s party

NHL star Ovechkin appears in campaign video for Putin’s party

Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin appeared in a political ad this week for the ruling United Russia Party, a group aligned with President Vladimir Putin. The 40-year-old Capitals captain was spotted in the background of the video which promoted the United Russia Party ahead of Russia’s parliamentary election. He stood alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…

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Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Hill
NHL star Alex Ovechkin appears in campaign ad for pro-Putin United Russia party

NHL star Alex Ovechkin appears in campaign ad for pro-Putin United Russia party

Capitals star is long-time supporter of Russian leader Ovechkin is NHL’s all-time leading goalscorer Alex Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time leading goalscorer , has appeared in a campaign ad for the United Russia party, which supports Vladimir Putin, as he prepares for the new hockey season. The Russian business newspaper Vedomosti published images of the Washington Capitals star alongside pro-Putin figures such as Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, the leading parliamentary candidate on United Russia’s list, and Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the propaganda network RT. Continue reading...

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Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Guardian