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Caps Prospect Filip Forsberg Named HockeyAllsvenskan’s Best Under-20 Player

On February 28, 2013, In Caps Prospect, News, Translations, By Ian Oland

Washington Capitals 2012 first round pick, Filip Forsberg, received a prestigious honor today. The forward was named the best under-20 player of the season in the HockeyAllsvenskan. Forsberg, who finished the season with 14 goals, 17 assists, and a plus-minus of plus-14, also captained the Swedish World Junior Championship team which won the silver medal this year and did the Gangnam Style dance multiple times to utter perfection.

“Lots of players have played well in the league, but of course I’m really happy to win the award,” Forsberg was quoted by the league and translated by friend-of-the-blog Jake Ware. “I’m a bit shocked as the competition was tough. I though Mikael Wikstrand was the favorite with all the points he’s put up.”

Tagged with: Filip Forsberg • HockeyAllsvenskan • Leksands Idrottsförening

Evgeny Kuznetsov: “I Promised to Come to the NHL After the Olympics No Matter What”

On February 9, 2013, In Caps Prospect, Translations, By Fedor Fedin

Photo credit: khl.ru

A month ago, Caps prospect and forever waffler Evgeny Kuznetsov revealed some big news to Slovak journalist Tomas Kmec. Kuznetsov, for the first time, committed to a date for playing in the NHL.

Tagged with: EuroHockeyTour • Evgeny Kuznetsov • Washington Capitals

Mathieu Perreault: “Trade Me If I Am Not Part of Your Plans”

On January 23, 2013, In Translations, By Ian Oland

Photo credit: La Presse

During last night’s home opener the Washington Capitals struggled in their second straight game, falling meekly to the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 4-2. After somewhat high expectations entering the season, the Caps have now been outscored 10-5 by the opposition and faltered in many aspects of the game.

New Capitals head coach Adam Oates has responded by benching several players, most notably first line winger Marcus Johansson. The former first round pick saw only 50 seconds of ice time in the third period. Also in Oates’ dog house is 25-year-old center Mathieu Perreault.

Through the first two games of the season, Perreault, coming off a career-best year during which he tallied 16 goals and 30 points, has seen 3:52 of ice time against the Lightning and 4:58 against the Jets. After last night’s game the diminutive fourth-line forward, frustrated about his limited role, opened up to Marc Antoine Godin of the French-language website La Presse.

“Whomever the coach is, every year it is the same story, and the GM doesn’t seem willing to change anything,” Perreault told Godin as translated by friend-of-the-blog Lindsey Novak. “Trade me if I am not part of your plans.”

Tagged with: Adam Oates • Mathieu Perreault

Evgeny Kuznetsov Says He Will Play for the Washington Capitals After the Sochi Olympics

On January 19, 2013, In News, Translations, By Ian Oland

Kuznetsov at the KHL All-Star Game (Photo credit: sport-express.ru)

At the KHL All-Star Game in Cheylabinsk last week, Tomas Kmec of allhockey.ru spoke to Washington Capitals prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov. In the interview Kuznetsov, who is under contract with Traktor Cheylabinsk through 2013-14, revealed for the first time that he plans to play in Washington after his contract ends.

“I promised to play for Washington after the Olympics,” Kuznetsov said, as translated by RMNB’s Fedor Fedin. “I want to play in [DC], but I’m playing for Traktor right now. I have a contract and I will continue to fight with sweat and blood playing for such a great club.”

When asked why he chose to stay in Russia during the summer, either because of the Olympics or money, Kuznetsov gave a very short answer. “I knew there was going to be an NHL lockout,” Kuzya replied. “That’s it.”

Tagged with: Evgeny Kuznetsov • Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin to Carry Torch at Sochi Olympics, Drink Corn Syrup

On January 16, 2013, In News, Translations, Video, By Peter Hassett

Sean Leahy at Puck Daddy brings news that Washington’s Alex Ovechkin will be a torchbearer at the Sochi 2014 Olympics. This not-all-that-surprising news comes to us by way of a Russian Coke commercial, dutifully translated below.

Ovechkin seems primed to have a prominent role in the Sochi Olympics. I feel like we need to staff up the blog to get ready.

Igor’s translation of the video, along with a billion other Coke/Ovi/Olympic videos, are below.

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Coca-Cola • Olympics • Sochi

Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom Are Coming Home

On January 7, 2013, In News, Translations, By Peter Hassett

Photo credit: dynamo.ru

No duh. Alex and Nicky have left Dynamo Moscow to return to North America.

From the Dynamo Moscow press release:

Today our team departed for Ufa without three forwards: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Leo Komarov. Due to the end of the NHL lockout, these players departed for North America in accordance with their contracts.

Translated by Igor Kleyner.

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Dynamo Moscow • NHL Lockout • Nicklas Backstrom

When Lockout Ended, Marcus Johansson Kicked Off Team Bus and Dropped Off at Swedish Gas Station

On January 6, 2013, In Translations, By Ian Oland

“Uhhh, can somebody pick me up?” (Photo credit: VF-Sport)

After sixteen straight hours of negotiations, the NHL and NHLPA agreed to the framework of a new CBA at 5:45AM Sunday morning, effectively ending the lockout. Across the globe in Sweden, Washington Capitals forward Marcus Johansson, who had been playing for BIK Karlskoga of the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan league, was on the bus heading towards Skåne for his team’s game against Malmö on Monday.

As Johansson and the team received word the lockout was over, the bus immediately pulled over at a Karlskoga gas station and dropped Johansson off. “It all happened very quickly,” cracked Johansson to the Swedish website VF-Sport (Värmlands Folkblad) an hour later.

Below, the jump, Jacob Ware (@JacobWare95) translates Johan Eriksson’s full conversation with Mojo, as the Capital travels home to Karlstad.

Tagged with: BIK Karlskoga • HockeyAllsvenskan • Marcus Johansson • NHL Lockout

Filip Forsberg on Losing Gold Medal Game: “It [bleeping] Stings”

On January 5, 2013, In Translations, Video, World Junior Championship, By Ian Oland

Sad Forsberg is sad.

Heading into the gold-medal game of the 2013 World Junior Championships, the Swedes were confident they could repeat as champions. They had just beaten the host country, Team Russia, 3-2 in a shootout. They had gone undefeated in the World Junior Championships, winning their first 5 games with a goal differential of 22-10.

On Saturday, their first and only loss came to Team USA in the title game. Despite being named to the WJC tournament all-star team, Caps prospect Filip Forsberg, the captain of Team Sweden, took the loss hard.

In Forsberg’s post-game interview with Swedish reporters captured expertly by Aftonbladet, Forsberg struggles with finding his words. “It’s just sad,” he tells the press.

Below, friend-of-the-blog Jacob Ware (@JacobWare95) translates the full interview.

Tagged with: Filip Forsberg • Team Sweden

Alex Ovechkin Talks Engagement to Maria Kirilenko, Being Home for New Year’s

On January 2, 2013, In Translations, Video, By Ian Oland

On Wednesday, Alex Ovechkin and the rest of his Dynamo Moscow teammates jumped back on the ice after a two-day break. The Russian machine, who got engaged to Maria Kirilenko on New Year’s Eve, talked about the nerve-racking experience of proposing to Maria and what it was like to spend New Year’s at home with his family.

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Dynamo Moscow • Maria Kirilenko

Alex Ovechkin Didn’t Understand Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Decision to Stay in KHL

On December 25, 2012, In News, Translations, By Ian Oland

“I must break you… with my blue eyes.”

Last week, we told you how Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin landed on the cover of ProSport Magazine’s December issue. Now comes the interview Ovechkin did with Alexander Lyutikov, and let’s just say it’s interesting.

In the interview, Ovechkin kvetches about Evgeny Kuzetsov’s decision to stay in Russia for the next two years. For the first time in the press, Ovechkin reveals just how strongly he opposed Kuznetsov’s choice and that he advised Kuznetsov against it. “I think he’s outgrown the KHL level,” Ovechkin said. “[He] needs to move on.”

Below, RMNB’s Fedor Fedin translates the interview.

Tagged with: Alex Ovechkin • Evgeny Kuznetsov • PROsport Magazine

Russian Machine Never Breaks

Caps Prospect Filip Forsberg Named HockeyAllsvenskan’s Best Under-20 Player

Evgeny Kuznetsov: “I Promised to Come to the NHL After the Olympics No Matter What”

Mathieu Perreault: “Trade Me If I Am Not Part of Your Plans”

Evgeny Kuznetsov Says He Will Play for the Washington Capitals After the Sochi Olympics

Alex Ovechkin to Carry Torch at Sochi Olympics, Drink Corn Syrup

Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom Are Coming Home

When Lockout Ended, Marcus Johansson Kicked Off Team Bus and Dropped Off at Swedish Gas Station

Filip Forsberg on Losing Gold Medal Game: “It [bleeping] Stings”

Alex Ovechkin Talks Engagement to Maria Kirilenko, Being Home for New Year’s

Alex Ovechkin Didn’t Understand Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Decision to Stay in KHL

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