I remember seeing an interview with Sergei Federov (famous Russian NHL'er) it was one of his last seasons when he was playing with the Capitals. I was absolute

I remember seeing an interview with Sergei Federov (famous Russian NHL'er) it was one of his last seasons when he was playing with the Capitals. I was absolutely floored hearing him talk. There was no hint of his Russian accent at all. I remarked to one of my friends about him losing his accent. He told me it was well known after the late 90's backlash against Russian players, many went to great lengths to lose their accents by hiring language experts to help them with their English language skills. It would appear Sergei went above and beyond in that regard.