'Great 8' set to lead Russians
By Agencies in Moscow | China Daily | Updated: 2014-01-10 08:10
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin will lead Russia's hockey team at next month's Sochi Olympics, while veteran defenseman Sergey Gonchar and forward Alexander Semin were surprise omissions from the 25-man roster.
Ovechkin, known as 'The Great 8', leads the National Hockey League with 31 goals in 40 games.
He is among 15 NHLers named to the squad, but head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov is also banking on the strength of the domestic Kontinental Hockey League.
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