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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin stepping away due to father's death - ESPN
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Russia Hockey Is Out at the Olympics
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Russia's NHL hero Alex Ovechkin has a rare chance to hit Putin where it hurts, NHL
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Alex Ovechkin away from Capitals to attend to family matter
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The Best Of Alexander Ovechkin, Team Russia, Hockey Highlights
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The Russian Leading a U.S. Hockey Boom - WSJ
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Ovechkin, Malkin headline Russian Olympic team; Semin, Gonchar snubbed - NBC Sports
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Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov to join Russian national team on April 30
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Sochi 2014: Why Russia v USA in ice hockey is a grudge match, Winter Olympics 2014
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Alexander Ovechkin - Wikipedia