Damien cox biography

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  • Damien Cox spent nearly 30 years covering a variety of sports for The Star and still writes as a freelance contributing columnist.

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    This book has been at the center of a small hurricane of controversy within the Washington Capitals hockey community. The gist of the drama seems to focus around the fact that a) the authors never actually interviewed Alex Ovechkin for this biography, and b) taking issues with their lack of access, the authors spun their tales of Ovechkin more negatively than is actually the truth.

    It's not as uneven and Ovie-bashing as one might pick up from some of the press surrounding the books' release. show more Whatever point the author's are trying to make is unclear and obscure. If you read with this in mind, then the book is an enjoyable overview of his life, his career, and a behind-the-scene peek at what it means to be an NHL superstar.

    Ovechkin, in real life and in the book, comes across as a very fun-loving, gregarious and sometimes goofy guy.I t

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    Damien Cox

    Canadian journalist

    Damien Cox (born August 23, 1961, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a journalist, broadcaster and author based in Toronto.[1] Currently, he writes two columns a week for The Toronto Star, who he has written for since 1985, and was the co-host of Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown on Sportsnet The Fan 590. Cox also writes for Sportsnet.ca on hockey. He has covered the NHL and the Toronto Maple Leafs as a reporter and columnist for over 28 years, as well as the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, and many other international hockey events.

    Cox has worked extensively in radio and television in the past two decades, and was a full-time columnist at The Star until June, 2014. For three years, from 2001 to 2004, he was co-host of Prime Time Sports, heard daglig on The Fan 590 in Toronto, and on the Rogers radio network across Canada. He left the show in 2004 when it became samtidig sändning on Rogers Sportsnet, a conflict with his work at TSN. He h

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    Carl Leaver is Non-Executive Chairman at Wildstone. With a distinguished career in executive and non-executive roles, he brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of driving substantial shareholder value across diverse industries.
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