Alexei Ponikarovsky Welcomes Third Child

Tags: Births, Dads

Aaron Harris/AP

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Alexei Ponikarovsky and his wife Inna welcomed a son around 3 a.m. on Sunday, November 2nd. The new baby, whose name is reportedly Max, joins siblings Jessica and Alex. The 28-year-old’s coach, Ron Wilson, jokingly told reporters that Alexei "had a baby boy, he named it Ron."

Alexei, 28, has played for the Maple Leafs since being drafted in 1998. Prior to that, he played in his native Ukraine.

Source: The Star

• Posted on Nov 7, 08 at 8:00AM
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7 Responses to “Alexei Ponikarovsky Welcomes Third Child”

1. Remy Reid Says:
   November 7th, 2008 at 8:31 am

   I heard during the Leafs game on Tuesday that they name him Max.

2. martina Says:
   November 7th, 2008 at 8:48 am

   Poni has three kids? Wow. Congrats to him and his family.

3. Priya Says:
   November 7th, 2008 at 8:55 am

   Aww, congrats Poni! GO LEAFS GO

4. Jerrica Says:
   November 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am

   OMG PONI! I love him and CONGRATS!

5. brooklyn Says:
   November 7th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

   Aww! Congrats to the family!!

6. r9lee Says:
   November 7th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

   aww! congrats to them i haven’t seen his kids in a while! they used to go to our neighbourhood park w/ their granny! very sweet kids…the daughter loved dogs and always tried to ride and hug my dogs!

7. Christine Says:
   November 7th, 2008 at 9:57 pm

   I hope they continue to sell the dayplanner with all of the teams family pics in them!
   I have watched the families grow for years. I don’t think Poni and Inna were even married in the first couple that I have.

   Congrats to them!!

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