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They say records are made to be broken, but I'm not sure who's going to get more goals than that,
the Canadian told the crowd
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Wayne, you'll always be the 'Great One' and you had a record that nobody ever thought would be broken,
Bettman said
I'm probably gonna need a couple more days, or maybe a couple of weeks to realize what it means to be No 1,
Ovechkin said after a 4-1 loss that was still a party for the CapitalsThank you to Sorokin for letting me score 895,
Ovechkin saidThis is somebody who has proudly proclaimed his affiliation with a Russian leadership that is unrepentant in its abuse of some of the most vulnerable Ukrainians In the world, that’s territorially expansionist, that has launched an unprovoked and incredibly violent aggression and that has kidnapped kids. It’s incumbent on somebody like Ovechkin to dissociate himself from the Kremlin,
said Balson
So the NHL has come out with a statement that most certainly did not put to rest concerns and worries,
said Razom for Ukraine’s director of public engagement, Daniel BalsonOver the last couple of weeks, it has now turned into he’s right there,
Carbery said
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It’s a testament to Ovi,
said center Dylan Strome, who along with Tom Wilson had the assists on Ovechkin's record-breaker Sunday in a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders
You just smile every time you see it,
coach Spencer Carbery said, echoing Strome about Ovechkin being just as happy to see his teammates scoreHe respects me as an athlete, and he respects all the athletes who represent the country,
Ovechkin told ESPN that year
I congratulate you on your outstanding record. You have surpassed legendary masters in the number of goals scored in National Hockey League regular-season games,
Putin said in a statement released by the Kremlin on MondayI just support my country” ... It’s not about political stuff.”
At the time, Ovechkin told The Associated Press and Washington Post ... and said
There you go: a Russian guy, and the whole world applauds him. He has never once given up his flag, his anthem, his country’s president,
wrote Vyacheslav Fetisov, a Soviet-era hockey player and current parliamentarian, adding that this would send a message to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
I would like to congratulate you on this outstanding achievement. You have surpassed hockey legends,
Putin said, according to a posting on the Kremlin’s Telegram channelTo all my fans, in the whole world, in Russia, we did it boys
he said, in an emotional speech after the game
Proud of Alexander Ovechkin, proud of Russian sport!,
Mikhail Degtyarev, Russia’s sports minister, wrote on TelegramIt is the success of an outstanding Russian athlete and a great man who has done much for Russia, and can do even more. It is the same soft power and cultural advancement that our enemies have always been strong on, that we have lacked,
he wroteThe absolute record now belongs to our hockey player.”
The Russian Olympic Committee was among the first to congratulate Ovechkin, saying
Congratulations on your outstanding record. You’ve surprised legendary masters,
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What are you, a Russian spy or something
sportscaster Steve Levy asks with a chuckle in the commercial