Darius Kasparaitis was known for his physicality during his 14 seasons in the NHL. And he still is. Earlier this year, he trained with no other than Alexander Ovechkin during the 4 Nations break. He claims Ovechkin is still a beast, but he also added one little detail that has fans in stitches.
Between 1992 and 2006, Darius Kasparaitis was a true physical menace in the NHL. Playing 863 games, he racked up 1 379 penalty minutes and 163 points. The Lithuanian born defender also won one Olympic gold with Russia during his career.
Training with Alexander Ovechkin
Now, he resides in Miami where he works as a real estate developer all over Florida. But he hasn’t stopped skating. During the 4 Nations break i February, he practiced with all-time goal scorer Alexander Ovechkin. Guesting the Cam & Strick podcast, Kasparaitis shared his memories from the training sessions.
“We did a couple training sessions. I killed them. He said that was too hard for him,” Kasparaitis jokingly explained.
Hilarious detail
”Physically, he’s a beast. He has a little belly now, but that’s okay, as long as he can score. Ovie also has a good sense of humor, he always likes to be challenged. It doesn’t matter if I’m 50 and he’s 40, he always makes fun of me if I cannot do certain things, you know, he trash talks like I used to do,” Kasparaitis said.
But he also let it slip that it wasn’t all practice.
”After we did off ice and on ice then Ovi said, ‘Can we stop at the gas station, I need a beer.’ I said, ‘That’s my boy!’” Kasparaitis said.
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