Word: zhitnik
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Olympic finals was no big deal. "The older people in Czech could feel this way, but I did not feel like I was playing against a country that occupied us for many, many years. These last eight years I spent here in U.S., I played with many Russians; Alexei Zhitnik, he's my teammate, he's Russian, so I don't feel any bad things. For me it was just a big game for the gold medal." This from a man with a degree in history who taught Czech history for a year...
Boston's players were upset when Alexei Zhitnik smacked Bruins captain Ray Bourque into the boards from behind late in the second period...
...Zhitnik, who drew a two-minute penalty, said he didn't intend to hurt Bourque...
...wanted to injure him," Zhitnik said, "he wouldn't be playing anymore...
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