Author: Gary Laws

(Photo © Dave Sandford/Getty Images) Evgeni Malkin, Andrei Markov, Alexei Kovalev, Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexander Ovechkin pose during the NHL All Star Game.

(Photo © Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) Vladimir Tarasenko (#9) celebrates with his team mates a goal against Team USA during summer 2009 Team Russia's preparation camp in Lake Placid.

(Photo © AP) Semyon Varlamov of the Washington Capitals saves a puck in style after a shoot by Buffalo Sabres' Jason Pominville.

(Photo © REUTERS/Hans Deryk) Alexander Ovechkin during warmups before the game between Russia and Latvia at the Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver.

(Photo © Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Russian forward, Alexander Ovechkin, on the ice during the quarterfinal game between Russia and Canada at the Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver.

(Photo © Reuters) Slovakia's goaltender Jaroslav Halak blocks Alexander Ovechkin's shot during a shootout in a round-robin game between Russia and Slovakia at the Olympic Games. Slovakia won 2-1.

(Photo © Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals playing poker.

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(Photo © khl.ru) Vyacheslav Fetisov sitting in the locker-room preparing for his comeback game in the KHL.

(Photo © Elsa/Getty Images) Russian defencemen Andrei Markov and Fedor Tyutin celebrate the overtime goal to win the World Championship 2008