Alexei Ponikarovsky
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"Russian Super League/RSL/Kontinental Hockey League/KHL:"PHC Krylya Sovetov/Krylya SovetovHC Dynamo Moscow/Dynamo MoscowHC Khimik Voskresensk/Khimik Moscow OblastHC Donbass/Donbass Donetsk "National Hockey League/NHL:" Toronto Maple LeafsPittsburgh PenguinsLos Angeles KingsCarolina HurricanesWinnipeg JetsNew Jersey Devils

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/ birth_place = Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic/Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

/ career_start = 1998

/ draft = 87th overall

/ draft_year = 1998

/ draft_team = Toronto Maple Leafs

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"Oleksiy Volodymyrovych "Alexei" Ponikarovsky" is a Ukrainian Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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We're battling for a playoff spot and every game is important for us. The (next) three games, there's got to be no steps back. We have to go forward and win all those.

It looks pretty grim but we're just trying to play desperate. We just have to try and win every game and see what happens at the end.

That was huge for us ... we needed the points and Eddie was there for us.

It's not the world championship or Olympics. It's not the final. But still, it was a very important game for us and you have a chance. I'm glad it worked out for me.