Toto nie je obyčajné detské ihrisko. Tu v Petržalke na tomto kuse betónu som si ako 10-ročný v roku 2000 vypočul od kamaráta dve slová - Colorado Avalanche. Od toho momentu som fanúšikom tohto hokejového tímu z NHL. V roku 2007 som založil ich prvý európsky fanklub @Eurolanche. Vďaka tomu som zorganizoval 16 tripov priamo do Colorada na vyše 100 zápasov Avalanche, precestoval väčšinu USA, pripravil desiatky podujatí v Európe, poskytol množstvo rozhovorov do nielen severoamerických médií, postretával všetky legendy od Sakica cez Forberga po Roya, napísal knižku o prvých desiatich rokoch a zažil množstvo ďalšieho… Aj počiatky takýchto príbehov sa začali písať na kuse betónu v Petržalke.

Ovechkin with his kids yesterday vs. Ukrainians with their kids yesterday Shamelessness and complete moral bankruptcy of the @NHL and @Capitals on full display.

Local DC area folks will rally outside the Capital's season opener, in protest at team captain Ovechkin campaigning for Vladimir Putin. - Wed Oct 7, 5:45 pm - Capital One Arena, Washington DC Details and updates: facebook.com/events/10978050…

Season No. 22 will be Alex Ovechkin's last ❤️

@Eurolanche had a cameo during the pre-game intro.

Nové zistenia v spolupráci s @valasekt @progresivne_sk: Krátko po vypuknutí ruskej vojny na Ukrajine Slovensko vyhostilo takmer štyri desiatkych ruských „diplomatov” vrátane vojenského pridelenca, lebo predstavovali bezpečnostné riziko. Dnes Ficova vláda vracia ruskej ambasáde v Bratislave túto pozíciu. Prinášame vám ďalšie podrobnosti. Do Bratislavy prichádza 46-ročný dôstojník Maxim Verežan. V minulosti pôsobil na ruskej ambasáde v Ríme. Ide o kariérneho príslušníka námorných síl, ktorý posledných 9 rokov pôsobí v Moskve. Naposledy bol zodpovedný za zabezpečovanie vojenskej služby hlavného veliteľstva pozemných síl. Navyšovanie personálneho stavu ruského veľvyslanectva v Bratislave považujeme za bezpečnostné riziko a nehoráznosť, ktorú zostrojila vláda Roberta Fica v koordinácii s Kaliňákovým ministerstvom obrany v bezprecedentných časoch. Žiadame ministerstvo obrany o zodpovedanie otázky, či v súvislosti s príchodom nového pridelenca Verežana skutočne prídu ďalší jeho dvaja podriadení a čo budú na Slovensku robiť. Minulosť nám ukázala, ako pôsobia zamestnanci ruskej ambasády. Snažia sa najímať kolaborantov, ovplyvňovať verejnú mienku a škodiť len s cieľom vlastného prospechu.

After quietly answering questions about his support for Putin’s agenda in a press conference, Alex Ovechkin said, “Let’s do hockey questions.” I spoke with him after and asked Russia questions until he ended the interview. “I wanted to know more about the process of filming the ad. When did you shoot it?” AO: “I think three weeks ago.” “Did you tell the team you were doing it?” AO: “No.” “Were you surprised by the backlash?” AO: “I'm surprised, but it is nothing you can change right now. I'm Russian, I'm gonna live there when I'm done. My kids gonna be there. My family's gonna be there, you know, I support my country. That's it.” “I think the reason for the backlash being bigger this time is because of what Lavrov says about countries bringing “the sword” to Russia. When I talk to experts about that, it mimics messaging Russians get that says Ukraine is responsible for being invaded by Russia. So you standing behind him, as he says that, feels to people like a pro war stance.” AO: “Well, I don't think it's a pro war. I think it's just support what's happening in Russia. I want the peace and love for everybody. It doesn't matter who you are, American, Russian, or Ukrainian. Like, I have lots of friends who are Ukrainians, and I hope everything's gonna be good, and everything's gonna be done soon.” “It'll be done soon if Putin stops the invasion. Like, that's how it ends.” AO: “Well, I'm not in politics. I can’t say who's right and who's wrong.” “In that larger group, there were about 30 people with you, One of the people is Maria Lvova Belova. She's got an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for abducting Ukrainian children.” AO: “I don't know who that is.” “Okay. Can you understand why a congressperson says the NHL shouldn't allow you to participate because you support this regime, and this country is spending billions of dollars helping fight Russia? What's your reaction to that?” AO: “Well, everybody have their own opinion, right? I'm not a politician, I'm an athlete, and, how I said, I'm gonna live there when I'm done playing. I support my country. Like, I'm Russian.” “You would support it no matter what?” AO: “Well, I'm gonna live there, yeah.” “So if they're responsible for a genocide, you would support the genocide?” AO: “What do you mean, genocide?” [Media relations official translates ‘genocide’.] AO: [Groans.] “Oh. I would say, like, I'm, I hope it's not gonna, it's not gonna be like that.” [Ovechkin walks away] espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/4996…

❌ Esmu lēmusi iekļaut nevēlamo personu (persona non gratae) sarakstā un uz nenoteiktu laiku aizliegt ieceļot Latvijā 🇱🇻 ⛔️ Aleksandram Ovečkinam ⛔️ Umaram Kremlevam saskaņā ar Imigrācijas likuma 104. panta trešās daļas 1. punktu.