Friday, June 15, 2007

"The Remarkable Consistency" continues




Alex Ovechkin, whose remarkable consistency since having entered the NHL is chronicled here, added to that elite level of consistency with being named as a first-team all-star for the second year in a row.

He is the first player to be named a first-team all-star in each of his first two years in more than half a century. The last? Terry Sawchuk, goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings, in 1950-51 and 1951-52. Since the first NHL all-star team was named after the 1930-31 season, no skater had accomplished the feat.

Congratulations, Alex.

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