Alexei Kovalev

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Template:MedalTop Template:MedalSport Template:MedalGold Template:MedalBronze Template:MedalBottom Alexei Kovalev (Russian:Алексей Вячеславович Ковалёв, Aleksej Kovaliov; born February 24, 1973, in Togliatti, U.S.S.R.) (now Russia) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He plays as a right winger.

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Playing career

Alexei Kovalev was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, first round, 15th overall, becoming the first Russian player to be drafted in the first round. Best known for his sleek stickhandling skills, he became an important part of the Rangers' 1994 Stanley Cup run, finishing with the third-most points for New York in the playoffs. Kovalev, with fellow Russians Alexander Karpovtsev, Sergei Nemchinov, and Sergei Zubov were the first Russians to have their name on the Stanley Cup.

In 1998-99, he was traded, along with Harry York, to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Petr Nedved, Sean Pronger and Chris Tamer, with only 14 games played in the season. While only putting up 46 points in 63 games with the Penguins, he managed a strong effort with 12 points in 10 postseason games. The next few seasons, he had his best years yet with 76 and 95 points.

In a trade to mainly reduce their salary mass, Pittsburgh sent Kovalev back to the Rangers. He was sent, along with Dan LaCouture, Janne Laukkanen and Mike Wilson for Mikael Samuelsson, Rico Fata, Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner and cash.

A bit more than a year later, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Jozef Balej and a second round selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. While only managing 3 points in 12 games in the regular season, Kovalev broke out in the 2003-2004 playoffs, where he registered six goals and ten points in eleven games for Montreal.

He spent the 2004-05 NHL lockout playing for Ak Bars Kazan, in the Russian Superleague, where he registered 23 points in 35 games. Kovalev played for Russia in the 2005 World Championships in Austria, and was named the tournament's best forward. He subsequently signed a four-year contract (worth $4.5 million per year) with Montreal prior to the start of the 2005-06 NHL season, during which he scored his 300th career goal and recorded his 700th point on December 20, 2005 against Ottawa's Dominik Hasek in a 4-3 win.

Kovalev is also a licensed pilot.

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Awards

  • NHL Offensive Player of the Week for November 6-12, 2000.
  • NHL Offensive Player of the Week for November 5-11, 2001.
  • Played in the NHL All-Star Game 2000-01.
  • NHL Player of the Month in February 2001.
  • IIHF's World Hockey Championship tournament's best forward
  • Played in the NHL All-Star Game 2002-03.
  • Won the Molson Cup for the month of November 2005.
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Records

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Career statistics

(as of 26/03/2006)

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1989-90 Dynamo Moscow Rus 1 0 0 0 0
1990-91 Dynamo Moscow Rus 18 1 2 3 4
1991-92 Dynamo Moscow Rus 26 16 8 24 16
1992-93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 13 13 11 24 35 9 3 5 8 14
1992-93 New York Rangers NHL 65 20 18 38 79 ----------
1993-94 New York Rangers NHL 76 23 33 56 154 23 9 12 21 18
1994-95 Tolyatti Lada Rus 12 8 8 16 49 ----------
1994-95 New York Rangers NHL 48 13 15 28 30 10 4 7 11 10
1995-96 New York Rangers NHL 81 24 34 58 98 11 3 4 7 14
1996-97 New York Rangers NHL 45 13 22 35 42 ----------
1997-98 New York Rangers NHL 73 23 30 53 44 ----------
1998-99 New York Rangers NHL 14 3 4 7 12 ----------
1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 20 26 46 37 10 5 7 12 14
1999-00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 26 40 66 94 11 1 5 6 10
2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 44 51 95 96 18 5 5 10 16
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67 32 44 76 80 ----------
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54 27 37 64 50 ----------
2002-03 New York Rangers NHL 24 10 3 13 20 ----------
2003-04 New York Rangers NHL 66 13 29 42 54 ----------
2003-04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 1 2 3 12 11 6 4 10 8
2004-05 Ak Bars Kazan Rus 35 10 13 23 80 4 0 0 0 8
2005-06 Montreal Canadiens NHL 58 20 36 56 70
Totals NHL 907 312 424 736 972 94 33 44 77 90
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International play

Played for the Soviet Union in:

(* CIS/Unified Team)

Played for Russia in:

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1990 USSR EJC 6 4 3 7 6
1991 USSR EJC 5 8 3 11 8
1992 CIS WJC 7 5 5 10 2
1992 CIS Oly 8 1 2 3 14
1992 Russia WC 6 0 1 1 0
1996 Russia WCH 5 2 1 3 8
1998 Russia WC 6 5 2 7 14
2002 Russia Oly 6 3 1 4 4
2004 Russia WCH 4 2 1 3 4
2005 Russia WC 9 3 4 7 16
2006 Russia Oly 8 4 2 6 4
Senior Int'l Totals 52 20 14 34 64
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See also

fr:Alexei Kovalev ru:Ковалёв, Алексей Вячеславович fi:Aleksei Kovaljov sv:Alex Kovalev

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