"“My wife and he wife, good friends,” Miroshnichenko explained. “And he, he big help me when I just come my first year (in 2023-24). He all the time text me, drove me everywhere. And I think it's a memory for my first time here, you know? He's good guy. And he have good wife, kids. Good guys.”"
"“Is Miro like an uncle in your family?” I asked Alexeyev after Game 2 at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza. “Yeah, sure,” he said. The moment showed an incredible kinship between the two Washington Capitals' first-round draft picks four years apart, who now play opposite each other and frequently go up against one another in the I-81 Rivalry playoff series."
"“Obviously, in playoffs, there's no friends,” Alexeyev said, “so I just play my way. Just play hockey.” After six seasons in the Capitals organization, Alexeyev left the club last summer as Caps brass chose not to offer him a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent. Days later, he signed a one-year, $775K contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a UFA."
"“I was at his wedding this summer, and, yeah, we spent a lot of time together,” Alexeyev said. “Yeah, our wives are really good friends.” Many Russian-speaking players are already familiar with one another through national teams they've played on or past run-ins in Russian leagues, such as"
Ivan Miroshnichenko and his wife Karisha visited Alex Alexeyev and his wife Kate five days before the Hershey Bears’ Atlantic Division Semifinals against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Alexeyevs had welcomed their second child, Eva, on April 17, and Miroshnichenko’s young son sat on his shoulders during the photo. Alexeyev described Miroshnichenko as like an uncle in his family. Alexeyev emphasized that playoffs require no friends, so he focuses on playing his way. Miroshnichenko credited Alexeyev with helping him during his first year in 2023-24, including texting and driving him. Alexeyev said he attended Miroshnichenko’s wedding and that their wives are close friends.
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