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Ilya Kovalchuk
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Russian professional ice hockey player
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Ilya Kovalchuk, born 15 April 1983 in Tver, is a Russian ice hockey player who held citizenship of Russia and the Soviet Union. He was educated at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. He played as a winger and was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers. Kovalchuk played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, Ak Bars Kazan and Atlant Moscow Oblast, and represented Russia at the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. His awards include a gold medal, a silver medal, a bronze medal and the Order of Friendship. Over his career he played 880 matches, scoring 433 goals and 417 assists for 850 total points, with 3,108 shots, 526 penalty minutes and a plus-minus rating of -142. He speaks Russian.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1983-04-15 ) 15 April 1983 (age 43) , Kalinin , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Height
- 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
- Weight
- 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb)
- Position
- Left wing
- Shot
- Right
- Played for
- Spartak Moscow , Atlanta Thrashers , Ak Bars Kazan , Khimik Moscow Oblast , New Jersey Devils , SKA Saint Petersburg , Los Angeles Kings , Montreal Canadiens , Washington Capitals , Avangard Omsk
- National team
- Russia
- Nhl draft
- 1st overall, 2001 , Atlanta Thrashers
- Playing career
- 1999 – 2024
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Team
- _Free Agent Ice Hockey
- Position
- Wing
- Nationality
- Russia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Tver
- Occupation
- ice hockey player
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Participant in
- 2019 IIHF World Championship
- Sport
- ice hockey
- Member of team
- HC Spartak Moscow
- Position played
- winger
- League
- Q1215892
- Country for sport
- Russia
- Mass
- 103
- Image
- Ilya Kovalchuk 2017.jpg
- Height
- 189
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- Commons category
- Ilya Kovalchuk
- date of birth
- 1983-04-15
- drafted by
- Atlanta Thrashers
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 880
- total goals in career
- 433
- total shots in career
- 3108
- penalty minutes in career
- 526
- career plus-minus rating
- -142
- total points in career
- 850
- total assists in career
- 417
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk (Russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук; born 15 April 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as Ak Bars Kazan, Khimik Moscow Oblast, SKA Saint Petersburg, Avangard Omsk, and Spartak Moscow in the Russian Superleague (RSL) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Kovalchuk developed in the youth system of Spartak Moscow, joining their senior team in the Vysshaya Liga in 1999. After two seasons with Spartak, he joined the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL, who selected him first overall in the 2001 NHL entry draft. After eight seasons with the Thrashers, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils in 2010, with which he signed a 15-year, $100 million contract, after a 17-year, $102 million deal was blocked by the NHL. In 2013, he left the NHL to return to Russia, joining SKA Saint Petersburg, where he played for five seasons before returning to the NHL in 2018. Kovalchuk returned to the KHL for the 2020–21 season, before taking two years off from hockey and ultimately returning to Spartak.
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