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Russia USA Nikolai Kovalenko
#51 CSKA Moskva / KHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
1-time WJAC-19 Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time MHL Champion 2
Date of Birth
Oct 17, 1999
Position
RW/LW
Age
26
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Raleigh, NC, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Russia / USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
CSKA Moskva
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2018 round 6 #171 overall by Colorado Avalanche
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Andrei Kovalenko
Brothers: Danila Kovalenko, Ivan Kovalenko

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Nikolai Kovalenko Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U16 Russia U16 32* 15* 24* 39* 16* -* |
Russia U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 5* 5* 0* 5* |
2015-16 Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U17 “A” Russia U17 15* 9* 17* 26* 12* -* |
Loko Yaroslavl MHL 4* 4* 1* 5* 0* 6* |
Loko-Yunior Yaroslavl MHL B 17* 6* 12* 18* 8* 4* |
Russia U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2016-17 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 35* 3* 11* 14* 35* 7* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 12 1
Loko-Yunior Yaroslavl NMHL 2* 5* 3* 8* 0* 7* | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 6 4
2017-18 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 7 1
Loko Yaroslavl MHL 33* 10* 21* 31* 34* 20* | Playoffs 13 1 11 12 22 5
Loko-Yunior Yaroslavl NMHL 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2018-19 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 33* 5* 1* 6* 14* 0* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 1
Loko Yaroslavl MHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 11 3 6 9 8 4
Russia U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 2* 3* 12* 3* |
Russia U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 1* 7* 8* 20* -* |
2019-20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 54* 10* 12* 22* 26* 14* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -4
Russia II (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2020-21 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 41* 6* 5* 11* 12* 17* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 4 0
Russia (all) International 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2021-22 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 29* 6* 8* 14* 12* 5* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 -1
2022-23 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod “A” KHL 56* 21* 33* 54* 36* 10* | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 8 -5
2023-24 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod “A” KHL 42* 11* 24* 35* 30* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 10 1
Colorado Avalanche NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Colorado Eagles AHL 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 4 0
2024-25 Colorado Avalanche NHL 28* 4* 4* 8* 10* -7* |
San Jose Sharks NHL 29* 3* 9* 12* 6* -2* |
2025-26 CSKA Moskva KHL 39* 9* 12* 21* 24* -10* |
Projected KHL 68* 16* 21* 37* 42* -17* |

Nikolai Kovalenko Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U16 Russia U16 Finals 6* 3* 5* 8* 2* 7* |
2015-16 Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U17 Russia U17 Finals 6* 3* 0* 3* 31* -* |
Russia U18 WJAC-19 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2016-17 Loko Yaroslavl JCWC 5* 1* 2* 3* 0* 0* |
2018-19 Loko Yaroslavl JCWC 5* 3* 5* 8* 12* 8* |
2019-20 Loko Yaroslavl “A” JCWC 4* 0* 4* 4* 2* 4* |
2020-21 Russia EHT 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |

Nikolai Kovalenko Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 2* 0* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 4 * 0 *
EHT 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 14* 1* 12* 13* 0.93* 20* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 3 14* 4* 11* 15* 1.07* 14* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 8 296* 68* 95* 163* 0.55* 154* 42* | 7 47 3 * 12 * 15 * 0.32 * 33 * -7 *
MHL 4 72* 17* 33* 50* 0.69* 69* 33* | 3 27 4 * 18 * 22 * 0.81 * 42 * 10 *
MHL B 1 17* 6* 12* 18* 1.06* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 57* 7* 13* 20* 0.35* 16* -9* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
NMHL 2 4* 6* 4* 10* 2.50* 0* 8* | 1 9 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.67 * 6 * 4 *
Russia U16 1 32* 15* 24* 39* 1.22* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia U16 Finals 1 6* 3* 5* 8* 1.33* 2* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia U17 1 15* 9* 17* 26* 1.73* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia U17 Finals 1 6* 3* 0* 3* 0.50* 31* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 12* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Nikolai Kovalenko Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/12/2025
07/12/2025 Confirmed San Jose Sharks CSKA Moskva
07/03/2025
07/03/2025 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod CSKA Moskva
12/09/2024
12/09/2024 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks
07/25/2023
07/25/2023 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Colorado Avalanche
05/26/2022
05/26/2022 Confirmed Ak Bars Kazan Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
05/25/2021
05/25/2021 Confirmed Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Ak Bars Kazan
08/02/2018
08/02/2018 Extension Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Player Biography and Trivia

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #159 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #33 by NHL Central Scouting

Cult/Star player for Loko-76 Yaroslavl