A Conversation With The Ottawa Senators' Alexei Kovalev

In the year or so that I have been covering hockey I'm proud to say that I've gotten the chance to interview some big names in the business. Although most were announcers and analysts, very rarely is it possible for me to get a chance to interview a player. For this next interview, I chatted with the newest member of the Ottawa Senators, Alexei Kovalev. The 36-year-old Russian winger is a veteran of 1151 games and has scored 394 goals and 547 assists for 941 total points. Kovalev, a former Ranger, Penguin, and captain of the Canadiens became the first Russian in NHL history to win a Stanley Cup, when he was a member of the 1994 New York Rangers. He recently signed a two year/$10 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. Below is our conversation. GC: What was one of the main reasons why you signed with the Ottawa Senators? AK: I had a few offers on the table and the Senators offer stood out from all the rest. I knew that playing in the organization of Ottawa would bring me...