Full Description
The behind-the-scenes story of Alexander Ovechkin's phenomenal rise from Russian athletic prodigy to NHL superstar Having signed the most lucrative contract in NHL history with the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, at 24, is an undisputed hockey legend. In the mold more of a rock star than hockey player, Ovechkin courts the limelight, is never shy with his opinions, and, in a sport that thrives on the collective culture of the team-Ovechkin is an iconoclast who flouts convention, while loving the game. In The Ovechkin Project , veteran hockey writers Damien Cox and Gare Joyce trace his elite sports pedigree, his role representing Russia in the World Juniors, and how since entering the NHL, he's taken his team from worst to first in their division, and the hockey world by storm.
Gives fans an inside look at such off-limits stories, as the impact of the death of Ovechkin's older brother, his bitter split with his agent, and his ongoing feud with Evgeni Malkin Offers the perspectives of teammates, his coach and general manager, other players in the NHL, and the general manager of the Capitals A candid look at one of the most charismatic figures in hockey today, The Ovechkin Project offers an inside, little-known look at Ovechkin himself, the makings of his spectacular on-ice talent, and the Great 8's meteoric rise to the world stage of professional sports.
Contents
Prologue. Chapter 1 Vancouver "It's a Dangerous Game and He's the Most Dangerous Guy." Chapter 2 Dynamo "If You Won't Become a Player, I Don't Know Who Will." Chapter 3 Selkirk, Stonewall, Piestany, Halifax, Moscow "Like a Wild Stallion." Chapter 4 Washington "How Could Something Which on Paper Looked So Right Be So Wrong?" Chapter 5 Helsinki, Moscow, Pittsburgh, Washington, Toronto "Is Pittsburgh Beside the Ocean?" Chapter 6 Washington "It Was on from the First Time He Stepped on the Ice." Chapter 7 Madison Avenue, Washington, the Champs-Elysees "You Basically just Signed the Babe Ruth of Hockey." Chapter 8 Vancouver "Like Gorillas out of a Cage." Chapter 9 Buffalo "This Is a Crazy Business." Chapter 10 Chicago "I Respect Everybody, but on the Ice It Can't Be Everything" Chapter 11 Washington, Montreal "It's Not Going to Happen. It's Not Going to Happen." Epilogue Las Vegas "He Is Not Alone Over There." Acknowledgments. INDEX.
