Alexander Ovechkin has been incredible for hockey. The next generation of NHL players grew up watching him and the booming one-timer from the left circle that became his signature.

The NHL’s nation-based tournament is not the Olympics, and it isn’t really an all-star game either. Instead of the typical all-star format used by nearly every other professional sports league, the NHL opted to create the 4 Nations Face-Off, featuring teams of players from Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden.