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3 June 2008 P. Lysenkov

Sasha Ovechkin: Superman in Boots. The three-time Kharlamov Trophy winner receives a Superman costume and shoes for VIP receptions

The Kharlamov Trophy awards ceremony took place yesterday in the Golden Palace casino. The winner of The “Soviet Sport” prize for the best Russian player in the NHL is selected by the players themselves, and for the third year in a row it has been won by Washington forward and Russian National Team member Alexander Ovechkin. During the awards ceremony Sasha was officially recognized as Superman and was awarded… a pair of shoes for especially important ceremonies. After all, today he has to go to see Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and he can’t wear flip-flops!

Source: Sovietsky Sport

-World champion;
-Forward in the Symbolic Six in the tournament;
-The best forward in the NHL (“Art Ross Trophy” – the first time in history this prize was won by a Russian);
-The best sniper in the NHL (“Maurice Richard Trophy”);
-The Most Valuable team player in the NHL (“Hart Trophy”) and most outstanding player as voted by fellow hockey players (“Lester Pearson Award”) – these awards will be awarded on June 12th in Toronto, and if Ovechkin doesn’t win these the  Amazon will flow backwards;
-All Star game participant in Atlanta, scored a double;
-65 goals and 4 more in the playoffs;
-112 points and 9 more in the playoffs;
-And finally, three time winner of the Kharlamov Trophy! And all in one season! (more…)

2 Apr. 2008, D. Chesnokov

“Alexander Ovechkin’s Kharlamov Hat-Trick”

For the third consecutive year, the Washington Forward has won the Kharlamov Trophy as the best Russian hockey player in the league, as voted by other Russian NHL players.”

For the third year in a row, Russian players in the NHL are displaying remarkable unanimity. Despite all else that happened in the league– Malkin’s meteoric rise, Kovalev’s revival, Kovalchuk’s 52 goals or Nabokov’s 46 victories–Alexander Ovechkin has been exclusively chosen as the best NHL player. A correspondent for Soviet Sport in Washington met with Sasha to find out the secret to his universal popularity. (more…)