{"id":364746,"date":"2025-12-23T02:14:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/364746\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T02:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:14:19","slug":"bogdan-trineyev-could-only-address-alex-ovechkin-by-his-formal-russian-name-while-with-the-capitals-i-just-cant-bring-myself-to-call-him-anything-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/364746\/","title":{"rendered":"Bogdan Trineyev could only address Alex Ovechkin by his formal Russian name while with the Capitals: \u2018I just can\u2019t bring myself to call him anything else\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

After spending parts of four seasons with the Hershey Bears, Bogdan Trineyev realized a childhood dream when he made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets on December 13. During two separate call-ups to the Capitals in November and December, Trineyev appeared in two games, earning praise for his play from Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a recent Russian-language interview with Sport-Express<\/a>, Trineyev revealed that he first learned that he was joining the Capitals from Hershey head coach Derek King.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very joyful moment,\u201d Trineyev said of his promotion<\/a>, per a translation by Google Translate. \u201cFor two years, I hadn\u2019t been called up once, and then I was. I immediately told my parents and family, and everyone rejoiced.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understood (I could make my NHL debut), but I tried not to think about it, because there\u2019s no point in making predictions \u2013 there were many cases when guys were called up, but they never showed up for the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trineyev had several memorable experiences with fellow countryman Alex Ovechkin, the NHL\u2019s all-time leading goal scorer and arguably Russia\u2019s most famous athlete. Ovechkin gave Trineyev the nickname \u201cBogdan Crosby\u201d<\/a> for the number 87 he wears with the Capitals and had a cameraman inside the team\u2019s locker room focus on him as he got ready for his NHL debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I arrived in Washington, he congratulated me in person,\u201d Trineyev added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked off the ice too, going to team events and going out to eat,\u201d he continued<\/a>. \u201cHe often gathers Russian-speaking guys together. Off the ice, Alexander Mikhailovich is a very cheerful person, with lots of stories. It\u2019s a pleasure to listen to him in company. His stories are sometimes interesting and sometimes funny.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interviewer, noticing how Trineyev referred to Ovechkin, asked the 23-year-old rookie if he always calls the Capitals captain by his formal Russian name \u2014 his full first name and patronymic.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor some, he might be informal, even just by his first name,\u201d Trineyev said. \u201cBut for me, no. He\u2019s a man of enormous status, with a significant career, and the age difference is significant. I can\u2019t call him anything other than Alexander Mikhailovich \u2014 I just can\u2019t bring myself to call him anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trineyev was asked by the interviewer if Ovechkin minded, as he often requests to be called \u201cSasha\u201d or \u201cAlex.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, he\u2019s fine with it,\u201d Trineyev said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of respect for me. He\u2019s a legend, a great personality. And given his age, I feel much more comfortable addressing him that way. I think it\u2019s respectful.\u201d<\/p>\n

To conclude the conversation, Trineyev was asked whether Ovechkin is a better player than Wayne Gretzky. He had a great response.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the statistics speak for themselves,\u201d Trineyev said. \u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After spending parts of four seasons with the Hershey Bears, Bogdan Trineyev realized a childhood dream when he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-364746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-nhl","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}