Ilya Kovalchuk

Date of Birth: Apr 15, 1983
Age: 43
Place of Birth: Tver, RUS
Nation: Russia
Youth Team: Spartak Moskva
Position: LW
Height: 190 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 103 kg / 227 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Ilya Kovalchuk Facts

Player Type: LeaderOffensive ForwardSniper
Drafted: 2001 round 1 #1 overall by Atlanta Thrashers
Agency: Premium

A fast and very complete hockey player. Is really hard to stop when he comes through the neutral zone, because of his excellent puck control. Is a very good skater and has a great release. Is very hard to read, both on and off the puck. Also shows great leadership abilities.

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Ilya Kovalchuk Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1999-2000	Spartak Moskva	Russia2	35	11	2	13	26	14	Playoffs	10	0	2	2	47	0
1999-2000	Spartak Moskva	Russia	-	-	-	-	-	-	Relegation	4	1	1	2	2	3
1999-2000	Spartak Moskva-2	Russia3	2	2	1	3	14	-
1999-2000	Russia U17	WHC-17	6	10	4	14	2	-
1999-2000	Russia U18	WJC-18	6	2	3	5	6	5
2000-2001	Spartak Moskva	Russia2	39	25	18	43	78	34	Playoffs	12	14	4	18	38	12
2000-2001	Russia U18	WJC-18	6	11	4	15	26	12
2000-2001	Russia U20	WJC-20	7	4	2	6	37	0
2001-2002	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	65	29	22	51	28	-19
2001-2002	Russia Olympics	OG	6	1	2	3	14	-1
2001-2002	Russia (all)	International	6	1	2	3	14	-1
2002-2003	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	81	38	29	67	57	-24
2002-2003	Russia	WC	7	4	0	4	6	2
2003-2004	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	81	41	46	87	63	-10
2003-2004	Russia	WC	6	3	1	4	6	0
2004-2005	Ak Bars Kazan Lockout	Russia	53	19	23	42	72	16	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-2
2004-2005	Russia	WCup	4	1	0	1	4	-4
2004-2005	Russia	WC	9	3	3	6	4	0
2005-2006	Khimik Mytishchi	Russia	11	8	5	13	24	5
2005-2006	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	78	52	46	98	68	-6
2005-2006	Russia Olympics	OG	8	4	1	5	31	3
2006-2007	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	82	42	34	76	66	-2	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	19	-1
2006-2007	Russia	WC	9	2	5	7	10	4
2007-2008	Atlanta Thrashers "A"	NHL	79	52	35	87	52	-12
2007-2008	Russia	WC	8	2	6	8	52	-1
2008-2009	Atlanta Thrashers "A"	NHL	79	43	48	91	50	-12
2008-2009	Russia "A"	WC	9	5	9	14	4	8
2008-2009	Russia (all)	International	9	5	9	14	4	8
2009-2010	Atlanta Thrashers "C"	NHL	49	31	27	58	45	1
2009-2010	New Jersey Devils	NHL	27	10	17	27	8	9	Playoffs	5	2	4	6	6	0
2009-2010	Russia Olympics "A"	OG	4	1	2	3	0	1
2009-2010	Russia "C"	WC	9	2	10	12	2	8
2009-2010	Russia (all)	International	13	3	12	15	2	9
2010-2011	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	81	31	29	60	28	-26
2010-2011	Russia "A"	WC	9	3	5	8	6	-1
2010-2011	Russia (all)	International	9	3	5	8	6	-1
2011-2012	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	77	37	46	83	33	-9	Playoffs	23	8	11	19	6	-7
2012-2013	SKA St. Petersburg "C" Lockout	KHL	36	18	24	42	12	21
2012-2013	New Jersey Devils "A"	NHL	37	11	20	31	18	-6
2012-2013	Russia "A"	WC	8	8	5	13	29	5
2012-2013	Russia (all)	International	11	9	9	18	29	12
2013-2014	SKA St. Petersburg "C"	KHL	45	16	24	40	38	2	Playoffs	10	3	2	5	31	-1
2013-2014	Russia Olympics "A"	OG	5	3	0	3	2	3
2013-2014	Russia (all)	International	8	3	2	5	4	-
2014-2015	SKA St. Petersburg "C"	KHL	54	25	30	55	69	4	Playoffs	22	8	11	19	12	6
2014-2015	Russia "C"	WC	10	2	3	5	2	0
2014-2015	Russia (all)	International	15	4	9	13	10	-
2015-2016	SKA St. Petersburg "C"	KHL	50	16	33	49	24	-3	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-3
2015-2016	Russia (all)	International	6	4	2	6	18	3
2016-2017	SKA St. Petersburg "A"	KHL	60	32	46	78	47	28	Playoffs	18	6	3	9	35	-1
2016-2017	Russia (all)	International	3	2	2	4	6	1
2017-2018	SKA St. Petersburg "A"	KHL	53	31	32	63	26	12	Playoffs	15	6	4	10	12	5
2017-2018	OAR Olympics "A"	OG	6	5	2	7	4	5
2017-2018	Russia (all)	International	10	5	5	10	6	-
2018-2019	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	64	16	18	34	10	-26
2018-2019	Russia "C"	WC	10	2	3	5	4	3
2018-2019	Russia (all)	International	15	2	4	6	4	5
2019-2020	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	17	3	6	9	12	-10
2019-2020	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	22	6	7	13	2	6
2019-2020	Washington Capitals	NHL	7	1	3	4	4	0	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	2	0
2020-2021	Avangard Omsk "A"	KHL	16	5	12	17	16	-2	Playoffs	24	4	5	9	31	-1
2021-2023	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-2024	Spartak Moskva "A"	KHL	20	4	4	8	2	-7	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-2

Ilya Kovalchuk Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1996-1997	Moskva	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997-1998	Team Moskva U15	Districts Cup U15	5	2	2	4	4	-
1999-2000	Team Moskva U17	Districts Cup U17	5	8	3	11	10	-
2003-2004	Russia	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	-
2004-2005	Russia	EHT	11	6	3	9	25	-
2012-2013	Russia	EHT	3	1	4	5	0	7
2013-2014	Russia	EHT	3	0	2	2	2	-1
2014-2015	Russia "C"	EHT	5	2	6	8	8	3
2015-2016	Russia "C"	EHT	6	4	2	6	18	3
2016-2017	Russia	EHT	3	2	2	4	6	1
2017-2018	Russia	EHT	3	0	1	1	0	2
2018-2019	Russia "C"	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	2

Ilya Kovalchuk Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Districts Cup U15	1	5	2	2	4	0.80	4	-	0
Districts Cup U17	1	5	8	3	11	2.20	10	-	0
EHT	9	39	15	20	35	0.90	59	17*	0
International	11	105	41	61	102	0.97	103	36*	0
KHL	8	334	147	205	352	1.05	234	55	7	98	27	25	52	0.53	125	3
NHL	13	926	443	433	876	0.95	544	-146	4	40	11	17	28	0.70	33	-8
OG	5	29	14	7	21	0.72	51	11	0
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Russia	2	64	27	28	55	0.86	96	21	2	8	1	2	3	0.38	2	1
Russia2	2	74	36	20	56	0.76	104	48	2	22	14	6	20	0.91	85	12
Russia3	1	2	2	1	3	1.50	14	-	0
WC	11	94	36	50	86	0.91	125	28	0
WCup	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	4	-4	0
WHC-17	1	6	10	4	14	2.33	2	-	0
WJC-18	2	12	13	7	20	1.67	32	17	0
WJC-20	1	7	4	2	6	0.86	37	0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ilya Kovalchuk Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ak Bars Kazan	1	53	19	23	42	0.79	72	16	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	0	-2
Atlanta Thrashers	8	594	328	287	615	1.04	429	-84	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	19	-1
Avangard Omsk	1	16	5	12	17	1.06	16	-2	1	24	4	5	9	0.38	31	-1
Khimik Mytishchi	1	11	8	5	13	1.18	24	5	0
Los Angeles Kings	2	81	19	24	43	0.53	22	-36	0
Montréal Canadiens	1	22	6	7	13	0.59	2	6	0
Moskva (Peewee)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
New Jersey Devils	4	222	89	112	201	0.91	87	-32	2	28	10	15	25	0.89	12	-7
Russia	11	94	36	50	86	0.91	125	28	0
Russia (WCup)	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	4	-4	0
Russia (EHT)	9	39	15	20	35	0.90	59	17*	0
Russia (all)	11	105	41	61	102	0.97	103	36*	0
Russia Olympics	5	29	14	7	21	0.72	51	11	0
Russia U17	1	6	10	4	14	2.33	2	-	0
Russia U18	2	12	13	7	20	1.67	32	17	0
Russia U20	1	7	4	2	6	0.86	37	0	0
SKA St. Petersburg	6	298	138	189	327	1.10	216	64	5	69	23	20	43	0.62	92	6
Spartak Moskva	3	94	40	24	64	0.68	106	41	3	31	15	7	22	0.71	89	13
Spartak Moskva-2	1	2	2	1	3	1.50	14	-	0
Team Moskva U15	1	5	2	2	4	0.80	4	-	0
Team Moskva U17	1	5	8	3	11	2.20	10	-	0
Washington Capitals	1	7	1	3	4	0.57	4	0	1	8	0	1	1	0.13	2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ilya Kovalchuk Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1999-2000	U17 WHC Gold Medal U18 WJC Silver Medal
2000-2001	U18 WJC All-Star Team U18 WJC Best Forward U18 WJC Gold Medal U18 WJC Most Goals (11) U18 WJC Most Points (15)
2001-2002	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL Most Goals by Rookie (29) NHL Rookie of the Month (December) NHL Rookie of the Month (January) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist NHL YoungStars Roster Olympic Bronze Medal
2003-2004	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) (41) NHL Second All-Star Team Russian Player of the Year (Valeri Kharlamov Trophy) (ATL)
2004-2005	World Championship Bronze Medal
2006-2007	World Championship Bronze Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2007-2008	NHL All-Star Game World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Most Penalized Player (52) World Championship Scorer of the CWG
2008-2009	NHL All-Star Game World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Forward World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Most Valuable Player World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2009-2010	World Championship Most Assists (10) World Championship Most Points (12) World Championship Silver Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2010-2011	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2011-2012	NHL First All-Star Team NHL Playoffs Most Goals (8)
2012-2013	KHL All-Star Game KHL Forward of the Month (October) World Championship Most Goals (8) World Championship Most Penalized Player (29) World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2013-2014	KHL All-Star Game
2014-2015	KHL Gagarin Cup Champion KHL Gagarin Cup Clinching Goal KHL Playoffs MVP World Championship Silver Medal
2015-2016	KHL All-Star Game (Selected, did not play)
2016-2017	KHL All-Star Game KHL Forward of the Month (October) KHL Gagarin Cup Champion KHL Gagarin Cup Clinching Goal
2017-2018	KHL All-Star Game KHL Most Points (63) Olympic All-Star Team Olympic Gold Medal Olympic Most Goals (5) Olympic Most Valuable Player
2018-2019	World Championship Bronze Medal
2020-2021	KHL Gagarin Cup Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
12/06/2023	Confirmed	No team	Spartak Moskva
12/26/2020	Confirmed	Washington Capitals	Avangard Omsk
02/24/2020	Confirmed	Montréal Canadiens	Washington Capitals
01/03/2020	Confirmed	Los Angeles Kings	Montréal Canadiens
12/16/2019	Confirmed	Los Angeles Kings	Unknown
06/23/2018	Confirmed	SKA St. Petersburg	Los Angeles Kings
07/09/2017	Extension	SKA St. Petersburg	SKA St. Petersburg
07/15/2013	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	SKA St. Petersburg
07/11/2013	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	Unknown
09/17/2012	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	SKA St. Petersburg
09/03/2010	Extension	New Jersey Devils	New Jersey Devils
07/22/2010	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	Unknown
07/19/2010	Extension	New Jersey Devils	New Jersey Devils
02/04/2010	Confirmed	Atlanta Thrashers	New Jersey Devils

Ilya Kovalchuk Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #10 by Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in the CHL Import Draft
Cult/Star player for Ak Bars Kazan
Cult/Star player for Atlant Mytishchi
Cult/Star player for Atlanta Thrashers
Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils
Cult/Star player for Russia
Cult/Star player for SKA St. Petersburg

Career transactions
- 2013-07-15 • Signed to a four-year contract by SKA St. Petersburg
- 2013-07-11 • Released by the New Jersey Devils
- 2012-09-17 • Signed to a lockout contract by SKA St. Petersburg
- 2010-09-02 • Re-signed to a 15-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2010-02-04 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils with Anssi Salmela & a 2010 2nd round pick (Jon Merrill) for Johnny Oduya, Nicklas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier, a 2010 1st round pick (later traded to Chicago: Kevin Hayes) & a 2010 2nd round pick (later traded to Chicago: Justin Holl)
- 2005-10-08 • Re-signed to a five-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2004-08-22 • Signed to a one-year contract by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2001-08-14 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Atlanta Thrashers