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Russia Ilya Kovalchuk
#71 Spartak Moskva / KHL - 23/24
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Silver Medal 2
3-time World Championship Bronze Medal 3
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
3-time KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 3
1-time KHL Most Points 1
1-time KHL Playoffs MVP 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Most Goals (Maurice Richard Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time Olympic All-Star Team 1
1-time Olympic Most Valuable Player 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U18 WJC Most Points 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Forward 1
1-time World Championship Most Points 1
1-time World Championship Most Valuable Player 1
Date of Birth
Apr 15, 1983
Position
LW
Age
42
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Tver, RUS
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Spartak Moskva
Status
Retired
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 +/-
1999-00 Spartak Moskva Russia2 35* 11* 2* 13* 26* 14* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 47 0
Spartak Moskva Russia -* -* -* -* -* -* | Relegation 4 1 1 2 2 3
Spartak Moskva-2 Russia3 2* 2* 1* 3* 14* -* |
Russia U17 WHC-17 6* 10* 4* 14* 2* -* |
Russia U18 WJC-18 6* 2* 3* 5* 6* 5* |
2000-01 Spartak Moskva Russia2 39* 25* 18* 43* 78* 34* | Playoffs 12 14 4 18 38 12
Russia U18 WJC-18 6* 11* 4* 15* 26* 12* |
Russia U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 2* 6* 37* 0* |
2001-02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 65* 29* 22* 51* 28* -19* |
Russia OG 6* 1* 2* 3* 14* -1* |
Russia (all) International 6* 1* 2* 3* 14* -1* |
2002-03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 81* 38* 29* 67* 57* -24* |
Russia WC 7* 4* 0* 4* 6* 2* |
2003-04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 81* 41* 46* 87* 63* -10* |
Russia WC 6* 3* 1* 4* 6* 0* |
2004-05 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 53* 19* 23* 42* 72* 16* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -2
Russia WCup 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -4* |
Russia WC 9* 3* 3* 6* 4* 0* |
2005-06 Khimik Mytishchi Russia 11* 8* 5* 13* 24* 5* |
Atlanta Thrashers NHL 78* 52* 46* 98* 68* -6* |
Russia OG 8* 4* 1* 5* 31* 3* |
2006-07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 82* 42* 34* 76* 66* -2* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 19 -1
Russia WC 9* 2* 5* 7* 10* 4* |
2007-08 Atlanta Thrashers “A” NHL 79* 52* 35* 87* 52* -12* |
Russia WC 8* 2* 6* 8* 52* -1* |
2008-09 Atlanta Thrashers “A” NHL 79* 43* 48* 91* 50* -12* |
Russia “A” WC 9* 5* 9* 14* 4* 8* |
Russia (all) International 9* 5* 9* 14* 4* 8* |
2009-10 Atlanta Thrashers “C” NHL 49* 31* 27* 58* 45* 1* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 27* 10* 17* 27* 8* 9* | Playoffs 5 2 4 6 6 0
Russia “A” OG 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* 1* |
Russia “C” WC 9* 2* 10* 12* 2* 8* |
Russia (all) International 13* 3* 12* 15* 2* 9* |
2010-11 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 81* 31* 29* 60* 28* -26* |
Russia “A” WC 9* 3* 5* 8* 6* -1* |
Russia (all) International 9* 3* 5* 8* 6* -1* |
2011-12 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 77* 37* 46* 83* 33* -9* | Playoffs 23 8 11 19 6 -7
2012-13 SKA St. Petersburg “C” KHL 36* 18* 24* 42* 12* 21* |
New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 37* 11* 20* 31* 18* -6* |
Russia “A” WC 8* 8* 5* 13* 29* 5* |
Russia (all) International 11* 9* 9* 18* 29* 12* |
2013-14 SKA St. Petersburg “C” KHL 45* 16* 24* 40* 38* 2* | Playoffs 10 3 2 5 31 -1
Russia “A” OG 5* 3* 0* 3* 2* 3* |
Russia (all) International 8* 3* 2* 5* 4* -* |
2014-15 SKA St. Petersburg “C” KHL 54* 25* 30* 55* 69* 4* | Playoffs 22 8 11 19 12 6
Russia “C” WC 10* 2* 3* 5* 2* 0* |
Russia (all) International 15* 4* 9* 13* 10* -* |
2015-16 SKA St. Petersburg “C” KHL 50* 16* 33* 49* 24* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -3
Russia (all) International 6* 4* 2* 6* 18* 3* |
2016-17 SKA St. Petersburg “A” KHL 60* 32* 46* 78* 47* 28* | Playoffs 18 6 3 9 35 -1
Russia (all) International 3* 2* 2* 4* 6* 1* |
2017-18 SKA St. Petersburg “A” KHL 53* 31* 32* 63* 26* 12* | Playoffs 15 6 4 10 12 5
OAR “A” OG 6* 5* 2* 7* 4* 5* |
Russia (all) International 10* 5* 5* 10* 6* -* |
2018-19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 64* 16* 18* 34* 10* -26* |
Russia “C” WC 10* 2* 3* 5* 4* 3* |
Russia (all) International 15* 2* 4* 6* 4* 5* |
2019-20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 17* 3* 6* 9* 12* -10* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 22* 6* 7* 13* 2* 6* |
Washington Capitals NHL 7* 1* 3* 4* 4* 0* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 2 0
2020-21 Avangard Omsk “A” KHL 16* 5* 12* 17* 16* -2* | Playoffs 24 4 5 9 31 -1
2021-23 Did not play * * * * * * |
2023-24 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 +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Moskva QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 Team Moskva U15 Districts Cup U15 5* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
1999-00 Team Moskva U17 Districts Cup U17 5* 8* 3* 11* 10* -* |
2003-04 Russia EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2004-05 Russia EHT 11* 6* 3* 9* 25* -* |
2012-13 Russia EHT 3* 1* 4* 5* 0* 7* |
2013-14 Russia EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* -1* |
2014-15 Russia “C” EHT 5* 2* 6* 8* 8* 3* |
2015-16 Russia “C” EHT 6* 4* 2* 6* 18* 3* |
2016-17 Russia EHT 3* 2* 2* 4* 6* 1* |
2017-18 Russia EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
2018-19 Russia “C” EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |

Ilya Kovalchuk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 3 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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/06/2023
12/06/2023 Confirmed No team Spartak Moskva
12/26/2020
12/26/2020 Confirmed Washington Capitals Avangard Omsk
02/24/2020
02/24/2020 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Washington Capitals
01/03/2020
01/03/2020 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings Montréal Canadiens
12/16/2019
12/16/2019 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings Unknown
06/23/2018
06/23/2018 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Los Angeles Kings
07/09/2017
07/09/2017 Extension SKA St. Petersburg SKA St. Petersburg
07/15/2013
07/15/2013 Confirmed New Jersey Devils SKA St. Petersburg
07/11/2013
07/11/2013 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Unknown
09/17/2012
09/17/2012 Confirmed New Jersey Devils SKA St. Petersburg
09/03/2010
09/03/2010 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
07/22/2010
07/22/2010 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Unknown
07/19/2010
07/19/2010 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
02/04/2010
02/04/2010 Confirmed Atlanta Thrashers New Jersey Devils
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 1 #10 overall 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