Caps sign Ovechkin to record contract
Posted By dc_william On January 11, 2008 @ 7:07 am In Sports | Comments Disabled
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Last night the Washington Capitals signed Alex Ovechkin to a whopping 13 year, $124 million contract., the richest in D.C. sports history. The contract also a remarkable leap of faith by Caps owner Ted Leonsis (2006 Q&A [1]) in not only Ovechkin, but Washington fans and the NHL in general.
On Frozen Blog [2] led the way with yesterday’s coverage, collaborating with Sovietsky Sports [3] (Google warns “This site may harm your computer.” but I think it is okay) to break the news. Details about how it happened [4] are now available. Good work guys!
Article printed from Washington D.C. Metblogs: http://dc.metblogs.com
URL to article: http://dc.metblogs.com/2008/01/11/caps-sign-ovechkin-to-record-contract/
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[1] 2006 Q&A: http://dc.metblogs.com/archives/2006/10/leonsis_draft.phtml
[2] On Frozen Blog: http://www.onfrozenblog.com/
[3] Sovietsky Sports: http://www.google.com/interstitial?url=http://www.sovsport.ru/
[4] how it happened: http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2008/01/11/this-was-fun-what-a-great-day-to-be-a-caps-fan/
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