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Alexander the Greatskip to main content (press enter)Current WeatherCharlottetownChange weather location17C Light DrizzleCBC Global Header NavigationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region drop down menu More drop down menu Watch drop down menu Listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Commonwealth Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Alexander the GreatLast Updated Friday December 18 2009 310 PM ET Comments1Recommend12CBC Sports Hockey fans love their superstars Even better is a superstar with a smile no matter how many teeth are missingAlex Ovechkin the NHLs most dynamic player may have a gap or two in his teeth but there are very few flaws in his gameHis combination of skill and pit bull tenacity has catapulted a mediocre Washington Capitals franchise into Stanley Cup contenders and reignited one of the leagues most passionate fan basesBorn in Moscow Russia on September 17 1985 Ovechkin was a real chip off the old blockHis father Mikhail was a professional soccer player and his mother Tatyana won two Olympic gold medals while competing for Russias basketball team at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics Talk about good genesThe first sign of Ovechkins love for hockey came when he was only two years old While in a store he grabbed a toy hockey stick and refused to let goWhenever he saw a hockey game on TV he would drop all his toys and run to the TV protesting strongly if his parents tried to change the channelBut it was Ovechkins brother Sergei who initially introduced him to hockey enrolling him in hockey school at the age of eightSergei later died in a car accident when Alex was only 10 A childhood friend claims this is one of the reasons Ovechkin is so passionate on the iceOvechkin began playing in the Russian Superleague with Dynamo Moscow at the age of 16It wasnt long before his exceptional skill and knowledge of the game caught the attention of scouts in the NHL and soon every team was trying desperately to land the young Russian phenomIn the 2004 NHL Entry Draft the Washington Capitals selected Ovechkin first overall However due to the 200405 NHL lockout he began playing in the 200506 seasonOvechkin had been projected as the first overall pick for nearly two ye...