Alex Ovechkin Skates Into Canada's Ukrainian Enclave as a Scorned Star - The New York Times

The Capitals, led by the Russian president’s high-profile supporter, played the Oilers in Edmonton, home to a large concentration of the Ukrainian diaspora.

Milstein, who is a native of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was the only person connected with the N.H.L. who would agree to speak on the record for this article, with others citing fear of repercussio… [+1785 chars]

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