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Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is already looking ahead to the 2014 Olympics and making waves regarding the NHL's participation. Alex Ovechkin has fired the first volly at the NHL and the owners regarding Olympic play. MVN Front Page From DC Pro Sports Report The following was reported in the AP article: "Everybody wants to go over there. The Russians want to go for sure over there," he said of the Games in Sochi, Russia. He wasn't backing off comments Wednesday that he planned to play in the 2014 Games whether the league sanctions his participation or not. "It's what I want and what I'm going to do," he said. Washington Capitals sniper Alexander Ovechkin says he wants a meeting of NHL players to talk about participating in the 2014 Olympics.
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