I think Ovechkin is everything the NHL needs.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If Gretzky was velvet, Ovechkin is electricity.
I am a huge hockey fan.
When you think of Canada, you think of hockey and you think of Wayne Gretzky.
I think the big thing with O.J. - I've known him since he was in high school - and he's a great kid, loves the game of basketball.
You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast.
The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
I'm very proud of our NHL players. I think they all handle themselves extremely well and they all work really hard.
It's tough in the NHL; you have to produce on a high level. And everybody expects you to do it because you make a lot of money. And I never minded it. I always want to be that guy.
I like Joe Sakic. Coming out of Buffalo, I obviously like Alexander Mogliny, Pat LaFontaine. Hasek is up there. Miroslav Satan. Whoever seemed to be a good player at the time I'd watch. Jagr too. I tried to learn a lot from those guys.
When you think of hockey, when you think of Canada, you think of Wayne Gretzky.