#alexei-yashin

#alexei-yashin

In his third season in the KHL, Sam Anas demonstrated an outstanding level of hockey: the Dynamo Minsk forward tied the point record and became the top scorer by 15 points - the largest margin in the league's history!

Having previously played for the San Jose Sharks' developmental program, Landon Marleau eventually started playing for the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League before recently getting called up by the Kingston Frontenacs. During his debut, which saw the Frontenacs lose 3-2 to the Brantford Bulldogs, Landon Marleau registered two shots, with one of them being a scoring chance.

"I can play as much as I want," Kuznetsov said, as translated via Google Translate. "The main thing is to have fewer idiots around."

After appearances from some of Fedorov's former Red Wings teammates, namely Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, Bob Rouse, and Chris Chelios, Ovechkin, the lone Capitals representative, shared some words for his countryman. "Hey, Feds, congrats on your jersey retirement," Ovechkin said. "Obviously, you have unbelievable career. You help me growing up as a person, as a player. One of the best player I ever play with."

The eighteen-year-old ice-hockey player Matthew Schaefer, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 N.H.L. draft and a rookie defenseman for the New York Islanders, skated around the team's practice rink in East Meadow, on Long Island, the other day, pursued by a cameraman in a rolling office chair. Schaefer, who is six feet two, with a childlike face and fluffy brown hair, was shooting his first major TV commercial, for Nobull, an activewear brand; the objective was to show him training like a champ.

A record number of out athletes will compete in this year's Winter Games. And as Team LGBTQ heads to Milan, dozens of competitors are bringing us to tears with heartfelt posts on social media. For today, we will focus on some handsome figure skaters, who glide across the ice with grace... and make our collective hearts melt! Of the 44 members of Team LGBTQ, per Outsports, 11 are figure or speed skaters.

The helmet Heraskevych wore during training, and intended to wear during his event, featured photos of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches who have died in the war. But on Thursday, just before he was scheduled to compete, the International Olympic Committee disqualified Heraskevych from the Games, pointing to a rule that prohibits certain acts of self-expression.

"It's our goal. Our goal was always to compete," the 27-year-old told a press conference late on Thursday, hours after International Olympic Committtee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry had informed him that he had been disqualified from the competition. This came after he insisted on competing while wearing a helmet that bears portraits of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes killed in the ongoing war. He had worn the helmet in his five training runs each time placing among the top six.

Over the course of the twelve-year gap between Olympic appearances, the NHL has drastically evolved. Most of the legendary trios of the 2010's, namely Drew Doughty-Dustin Brown-Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings and Duncan Keith-Patrick Kane-Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks, have drifted apart in some form. Superstars Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews, in addition to future stars Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard, got drafted into the league.

Aliaksei Protas and Ilya Protas scored again on the same night - a feat we've nicknamed a Dueling Goaltas. The Pro Bros both lit the lamp on Friday, January 23, in their respective games for the Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears. The January 23 event marked the second time this season they've scored on the same day. It came eight days after Ilya, 19, was named an AHL All-Star and learned of the nod from his older brother, Aliaksei, six years his senior.

This should not just make Team Canada fans happy, but New York Islanders fans. It shows that taking off the past few games has not stopped his hot streak. It also does not seem like he will need an adjustment period to get used to playing with his new teammates. But will he be able to keep this up for the rest of the tournament, and will he be able to keep it up when he returns to Long Island?

It's hard enough to tip in a puck right from the goalie's doorstep. That sucker is small, hard, and moving well above the speed limit, and it's a genuine feat of hand-eye coordination to not just get a blade on it, but to get only just so much blade on it to not halt it but redirect it to the angle of your choosing.