Pavel Datsyuk
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"Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk" is a Russians/Russian professional ice hockey player and Captain (ice hockey)/alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has won the Frank J. Selke Trophy in the 2007–08 NHL season/2007–08, 2008–09 NHL season/2008–09, and 2009–10 NHL season. He is also considered one of the most talented players in stick handling.

Datsyuk also won four consecutive Lady Byng Memorial Trophy/Lady Byng Memorial Trophies, from 2006 to 2009 for performance and sportsmanship. He was nominated for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player following the 2008–09 season. Datsyuk won the Stanley Cup in 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs/2002 and 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs/2008 with the Red Wings.

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I want to help this team as much as I can. I'm excited about this season. Everybody on this team believes, so everybody plays hard. We believe every second.

I think Henrik Zetterberg is a very good player. He's off to a good start, and we've been able to achieve things together.

We all think this team is going to be very good this season. We still feel we are one of the best teams. If you look back to two or three years ago, we are still the same team. We haven't really changed.

One ruble a day.

Too much want to do.

We were ready to play. We have to keep it going. We need to get better and better.

Christmas present from Russian Santa Claus.

I thought it was a Christmas present from Santa, a Russian Santa.