57-996: (Redirected from Illya ) This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Ilya (disambiguation) . Ilya Gender male Origin Word/name East Slavic or alternatively Kurdish Meaning "My god is Yahu / Jah " (Hebrew meaning) or "great", "glorious" (Kurdish meaning) Other names Related names Elijah , Eliahu , Elias , Ilias , Iliya , Ilija , Iliusha , Ilyusha , Ilyushenka , Iliushechka , Ilyich , or Ilyinichna Ilya , Iliya , Ilia , Ilja , Ilija , or Illia ( Russian : Илья́ , romanized : Il'ja , IPA: [ɪlʲˈja] , or Russian : Илия́ , romanized : Ilija , IPA: [ɪlʲɪˈja] ; Ukrainian : Ілля́ , romanized : Illia , IPA: [iˈlʲːɑ] ; Belarusian : Ілья́ , romanized : Iĺja IPA: [ilʲˈja] )
114-769: A * quadruple axel Ilya Mechnikov (1845–1916), Russian Nobel Prize-winning microbiologist Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov (born 2005), Russian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for G2 Esports Ilya Petrov (born 1995), Russian footballer Ilya Prigogine (1917–2003), physical chemist and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ilya Prusikin (born 1985), Russian musician, singer, record producer, vlogger, video director and screenwriter Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro (1929–2009), Russian-Jewish-Israeli mathematician Ilya Yashin (born 1983), Russian political figure Ilya Repin (1844–1930), Russian painter Ilya Salkind (born 1947), movie producer Ilya Salmanzadeh (born 1986), Persian-Swedish music producer Ilya Samsonov (born 1997),
171-617: A 17-year, $ 102 million deal to remain with the Devils. The length of the deal broke the record for the longest contract in NHL history. However, the contract was blocked by the NHL the next day on the ground it circumvented the NHL salary cap . Arbitrator Richard Bloch heard the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA)'s appeal and ultimately nullified the deal. Another contract
228-537: A 1–0 victory over the Ottawa Senators . He was given third star of the night. Kovalchuk ended the 2011–12 season with seven game-deciding shootout goals and 11 shootout goals in total, setting a new record in both categories. The NHL first introduced shootouts in 2005. Kovalchuk and the Devils won the 2011–12 Eastern Conference finals against the New York Rangers in six games, setting a Stanley Cup meeting with
285-469: A 3–2 loss. On January 11, Kovalchuk scored his first goal with the Canadiens, the game-winner against the Ottawa Senators in overtime. He quickly became a solid contributor for the Canadiens posting a two goal game three games later and put up eight points in his first eight games for the team. Despite his contributions, the team was out of the playoff picture and after 22-game and 13-point tenure, Kovalchuk
342-596: A Hebrew prophet of the ninth century BCE, known in Russian as Iliya the Prophet ( Илия́ Проро́к ) Ali or Eli (Arabic name), a cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the first Imam of shiahs. (There is a quote from Imam Ali "I am called Elya / Alya among Jews, Elia among Christians, Ali for my father, and Haydar for my mother".) Fictional characters [ edit ] Ilya Pasternak , fictional character from
399-1006: A Russian goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs, formerly Washington Capitals Ilya Sorokin (born 1995), a Russian goaltender for the New York Islanders Ilya Strebulaev , Russian-American financial economist Ilya Sutskever , computer scientist, co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI Ilya Tsipursky (1934–2022), Soviet judoka and sambist Ilya Ulyanov (1831–1886), father of Soviet revolutionary Vladimir Lenin Ilya Zhitomirskiy (1989–2011), Russian-American founder of Diaspora Ilya Serov (born 1986), Russian-American trumpeter and singer Ilya Dzhirkvelov (born 1927), author and KGB defector Ilya Oberyshyn (1921-2007), Ukrainian insurgent Religious figures [ edit ] Ilya Muromets , Orthodox monastic saint, Russian folk hero Elijah ,
456-623: A bronze medal finish. He then made his World Championships debut in 2003 , but failed to medal. Kovalchuk made his second straight Winter Olympics appearance in 2006 in Turin . He had a four-goal game on February 19 in a 9–2 win over Latvia , but returned to Atlanta without a medal, losing in the bronze medal game. In 2008, Kovalchuk played in the IIHF World Championship , held in Quebec City and Halifax . He scored his only two goals of
513-666: A career-high 98 points, leading the Thrashers in team scoring for the second consecutive season, while finishing eighth overall in NHL scoring. He also became the first Thrashers player to score 50 goals in a season . In the 2006–07 season , Kovalchuk's point production dropped for the first time in his career. He finished with 42 goals and 34 assists for 76 points. During a game against the Nashville Predators on 11 January 2006, Predators head coach Barry Trotz accused Kovalchuk with "always plays with an illegal stick". Trotz had asked
570-595: A character in Vladimir Obruchev's Plutonia Ilya (Ilyusha) Snegiryov, a character in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov Ilya, Also known as Julian Devorak, plague doctor from mobile dating simulator game "The Arcana" Illyasviel von Einzbern , a character in Fate series by Type-Moon Ilya Goryunov, a character from Dmitry Glukhovski ´s book Text Music [ edit ] Illya Kuryaki and
627-526: A first-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Kovalchuk and defenceman Anssi Salmela ; the teams also traded second-round selections in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft . Kovalchuk left the Thrashers as their all-time leader in several categories, including games played, goals, assists and points. He recorded two assists the following day in his Devils' debut, a 4–3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on 5 February. Kovalchuk eventually ended
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#1733085990680684-730: A major international event at the IIHF World U18 Championships , earning silver and gold medals in 2000 and 2001 , respectively. He also competed for Russia at the World Junior Championships in 2001 , but finished seventh. The following year, Kovalchuk made his senior international debut with Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , during his rookie NHL season with the Atlanta Thrashers . He recorded three points in six games to help Russia to
741-569: A member of the Devils on 14 February 2012, during a 4–1 victory in Buffalo against the Sabres . On 8 March, Kovalchuk's 13th career hat trick and second hat-trick as a New Jersey Devil was recorded. The Devils won 5–1 against the New York Islanders , with Kovalchuk being the first star of the night. On 20 March, Kovalchuk became the 87th player in NHL history to score 400 goals. It was the lone goal of
798-403: A third-round draft choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and one future first-round draft pick within the next four seasons. The Devils decided to use their first-round draft pick in the 2011 and 2012 NHL Entry Drafts and were to surrender their first-round pick in 2014. However, on 6 March 2014, the NHL announced it would forgive part of the $ 3 million fine and grant the Devils the 30th pick in
855-621: A three-way tie for the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading goal-scorer, sharing it with Jarome Iginla and Rick Nash . Internationally, Kovalchuk has played for the Russian national junior team in the World U18 Championship and World Junior Championship , and for the Russian national senior team in the World Championship , World Cup and Winter Olympics , winning
912-511: A two-year contract with Avangard Omsk on 26 December. Kovalchuk won the Gagarin Cup with Avangard on 28 April 2021, and on 30 April 2021, he and Avangard mutually agreed to terminate his contract. After two years away from professional hockey, Kovalchuk opted to return to his youth club of Spartak Moscow, signing a one-year contract on 6 December 2023. On April 9 2024, he announced his retirement. Kovalchuk won his first medals with Russia in
969-427: Is a member of Alexander Ovechkin 's PutinTeam which was founded in 2017 to promote Vladimir Putin 's 2018 presidential campaign . As a youth, Kovalchuk played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Spartak Moscow. He later played for Vysshaya Liga club Spartak Moscow for two seasons before entering the NHL. Drafted by the Thrashers first overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft , he became
1026-458: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ilya (disambiguation) Ilya is a given name. Ilya or ILYA may also refer to: Ilya Kovalchuk 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
1083-692: Is seven years older than him. At age seven, Kovalchuk was invited to join the Spartak Moscow youth school, which he went to every weekend, taking the train with his father. Kovalchuk met his future wife, Nicole Andrazajtis, in 2002 after being introduced by mutual friends. Nicole was a well known singer in Russia at the time and was part of the group Mirage . They married in 2008 at Church of Dormition in Russia. Together they have four children: daughters Karolina and Eva, born in 2005 and 2015; and sons Philipp and Artem, born in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Kovalchuk
1140-593: Is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu / Jah ." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias (Ηλίας, Ilías). It is pronounced with stress on the second syllable. The diminutive form is Iliusha or Iliushen'ka . The Russian patronymic for a son of Ilya is " Ilyich ", and a daughter is " Ilyinichna ". People with
1197-633: The 2008 and 2009 World Championships . At his fifth Olympics in 2018 , Kovalchuk was named the most valuable player while helping Olympic Athletes from Russia win the gold medal. Kovalchuk was born in Kalinin (now Tver ), a city roughly 180 kilometres northwest of Moscow , the second child and first son of Valeri and Lyubov. Born big, he was named in honour of Ilya Muromets , a legendary figure from Kievan Rus' . Kovalchuk's father, Valeri, played basketball in Tver; after his career ended, he turned to coaching and
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#17330859906801254-521: The 2015 IIHF World Championship , Kovalchuk served as captain of Russia. After losing the gold medal game to Canada, Kovalchuk and many of the Russian players left the ice after receiving their silver medals, but prior to the playing of the Canadian national anthem. The Russian Hockey Federation was fined for the act, and while the IIHF determined Kovalchuk gave an "unmistakable head gesture" for his team to leave, he
1311-716: The Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. Both were named to the NHL All-Rookie Team . After improving to 38 goals and 67 points in his second season, Kovalchuk scored 41 goals in 2003–04 , making him a co-winner of the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy after tying for the NHL lead in goals with Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames and Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets . He also added 46 assists for 87 points, tying him with Joe Sakic of
1368-655: The Colorado Avalanche for second in the NHL that season, behind Martin St. Louis . Kovalchuk also participated in his first NHL All-Star Game in 2004 . Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout , Kovalchuk returned to Russia, playing for both Ak Bars Kazan and Khimik Moscow Oblast of the Russian Superleague (RSL). After the lockout, Kovalchuk and the Thrashers could not initially agree to a new contract, so he stayed in Russia, rejoining Khimik Moscow Oblast. He played 11 games for
1425-590: The Golden Calf Ilya Ilyin (born 1988), Kazakhstani Olympic weightlifter Ilya Ivashka (born 1994), Belarusian tennis player Ilya Kabakov (1933–2023), Russian-American conceptual artist of Jewish origin Ilya Kaler (born 1963), violinist Ilya Glazunov (1930–2017), Russian painter Ilya Kaminsky (born 1977), Ukrainian-American-Jewish poet Ilya Kharun (born 2005), Canadian swimmer Ilya Kovalchuk (born 1983), Russian ice hockey winger in
1482-549: The Los Angeles Kings . Despite leading the 2012 playoffs in scoring through the first three rounds, Kovalchuk was playing with a herniated disc and was largely ineffective against the Kings, scoring just one point in the series, an empty-net goal in game 4, as the Devils fell to the Kings in six games. Kovalchuk became an unrestricted free agent on 1 July 2010. On 19 July, after receiving offers from other teams, Kovalchuk agreed to
1539-590: 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
1596-587: The Devils, against the Philadelphia Flyers . This was the first such hat trick ever recorded by Kovalchuk and second in the Devils' franchise, following Adam Henrique the month before. Kovalchuk assisted on two goals by teammate Kurtis Foster , scored a short-handed goal, then fought Brayden Schenn after a scrum formed when Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo performed a slew-foot on Devils captain Zach Parise . Kovalchuk recorded his first scoring hat-trick as
1653-474: The Devils, and 42 points in 36 games for SKA. On 11 July 2013, Kovalchuk chose to retire from the NHL. Although Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello knew Kovalchuk had been considering retirement since before the 2012–13 shortened season, Kovalchuk's departure came as a surprise to the public. Upon leaving, Kovalchuk had $ 77 million and 12 years remaining on his contract. Kovalchuk claimed he desired to return home to Russia along with his family, though it
1710-657: The KHL, formerly for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, L.A. Kings and Washington Capitals of the NHL Ilya Kuvshinov (born 1990), animator Ilya Lagutenko (born 1968), lead singer of the Russian rock band Mumiy Troll Ilya Lobanov (born 1996), Kazakhstani ice hockey player Ilya Espino de Marotta , Marine engineer and leader of the Panama Canal Expansion Project Ilia Malinin (born 2004), American figure skater, first person to land
1767-536: The Kings, the team announced that he would be scratched for the "foreseeable future". On 17 December the Kings terminated Kovalchuk's contract and he became an unrestricted free agent. On 3 January 2020, Kovalchuk signed a one-year, two-way league minimum contract with the Montreal Canadiens . On 6 January, Kovalchuk played his first game with the Canadiens, against the Winnipeg Jets , and collected one assist in
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1824-493: 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. Kovalchuk is tied for fourth all time in the NHL for regular-season overtime goals scored (15) and 18th in goals-per-game average (.511), and is the seventh-highest scoring Russian in NHL history . In the NHL, Kovalchuk has twice been named to the All-Star team , and in 2004 finished in
1881-496: The NHL, was alleged to be comparable to his former contract with the Devils. He helped the team win the 2014–15 Gagarin Cup for the first time. He was chosen as the MVP of 2015 Gagarin Cup playoffs , but passed the award to Evgenii Dadonov . He won a second Gagarin Cup, again with SKA Saint Petersburg, in 2016–17. Kovalchuk announced after the 2017–18 season that he would attempt a return to
1938-475: 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 rejected 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
1995-511: The NHL. Several teams expressed interest, including the Los Angeles Kings, Vegas Golden Knights , San Jose Sharks and Boston Bruins . On 23 June 2018, it was announced Kovalchuk and the Kings had agreed to a three-year contract, effective 1 July, with an average yearly value of $ 6.25 million. He scored his first goal on 9 October 2018, against the Winnipeg Jets , the franchise he had spent most of his first NHL stint with when they were
2052-562: The New York Rangers in four games. In 2007–08 , Kovalchuk scored two consecutive hat-tricks in a loss to the Ottawa Senators and a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on 1 and 3 November 2007, respectively. Later that season, on 23 January 2008, Kovalchuk was suspended for one game by the NHL for a hit from behind on New York Rangers defenceman Michal Rozsíval in a game a day prior. He finished with his second 52-goal season in three years, along with 35 assists for 87 points. With
2109-516: The Thrashers. On 5 February 2019, the Kings faced the Devils at Prudential Center . Each time Kovalchuk touched the puck or the PA announcer, Kevin Clark, mentioned his name, Kovalchuk was roundly booed by Devils fans. Kovalchuk scored once as the Kings defeated the Devils 5–1. With 14 points in his first 14 games, the 2018–19 season had started well for Kovalchuk, but badly for the team. Head coach John Stevens
2166-753: The Valderramas See also [ edit ] Elia (disambiguation) Eli Iliya (name) Ilyin Ilyinka Ilyinsky (disambiguation) Ilyino References [ edit ] ^ J. D. Douglas; F. F. Bruce; J. I. Packer; N. Hillyer; D. Guthrie; A.R. Millard; D. J. Wiseman, eds. (1982). New Bible Dictionary (2nd ed.). Wheaton, IL, US: Tyndale House. p. 319 . ISBN 9780842346672 . ^ Tabarsi, Ehtejaj , Vol. 1, pp. 307–308. ^ Allameh Amini, Alghadir , Vol. 7, p. 78. [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
2223-760: The beginning of the 2009–10 season , Kovalchuk scored the 300th and 301st goal of his NHL career in a 4–2 win during the St. Louis Blues ' home opener on 8 October 2009. He was leading the NHL in goals several weeks into the season when he suffered a broken foot after blocking shot in a game against the San Jose Sharks on 24 October. In the final year of his contract, Kovalchuk and the Thrashers could not come to an agreement on an extension. Thrashers general manager Don Waddell reportedly offered 12-year, $ 101 million and seven-year, $ 70 million contracts, both of which Kovalchuk turned down. A few days after Kovalchuk rejected
2280-435: The departure of Bobby Holík to the New Jersey Devils in the 2008 off-season, the Thrashers' captaincy remained vacant for the first half of the 2008–09 season . Kovalchuk served as one of five alternate captains to start the season until the alternates collectively requested to general manager Don Waddell and head coach John Anderson for Kovalchuk to take over the captaincy. Soon thereafter, on 11 January 2009, Kovalchuk
2337-404: The first Russian to be drafted first overall in the NHL's history. In club-level competition, Kovalchuk wore the number 17 as a tribute to Valeri Kharlamov , a Soviet superstar in the 1970s. Entering his NHL rookie season in 2001–02 , Kovalchuk scored 29 goals and 51 points despite missing 17 games with a season-ending shoulder injury. He finished second in voting to teammate Dany Heatley for
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2394-644: The first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft . As a result of the 2012–13 NHL lockout , Kovalchuk elected to sign a temporary contract with SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on 18 September 2012. Kovalchuk played in Russia until a labor agreement was reached between the NHLPA and the NHL in January, allowing the 2012–13 NHL season to start. Kovalchuk was named captain of SKA Saint Petersburg at his contract signing. In addition, Kovalchuk
2451-691: The name [ edit ] Real people [ edit ] Ilya (Archbishop of Novgorod) , 12th-century Russian Orthodox cleric and saint Ilya Ivanovitch Alekseyev (1772–1830), commander of the Russian Imperial Army Ilya Borok (born 1993), Russian jiujitsu fighter Ilya Bryzgalov (born 1980), Russian ice hockey goalie Ilya Ehrenburg (1891–1967), Russian writer and Soviet cultural ambassador Ilya Glazunov (1930–2017), Russian painter Ilya Gringolts (born 1982), violinist Ilya Grubert (born 1954), violinist Ilya Ilf (1897–1937), Russian author of Twelve Chairs and
2508-469: The referees to check Kovalchuk's stick following a Thrashers goal, but claimed Kovalchuk was able to switch his stick before the referees could check. Despite his drop in production on the season, Kovalchuk and the Thrashers qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Kovalchuk scored one goal and one assist in his NHL playoffs debut as the team lost in the opening round to
2565-649: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ilya&oldid=1253395714 " Categories : Given names Russian masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles containing Russian-language text Pages with Russian IPA Articles containing Ukrainian-language text Pages with Ukrainian IPA Articles containing Belarusian-language text Pages with Belarusian IPA Articles with short description Short description
2622-462: The season with 41 goals along with 44 assists, for 85 points split between Atlanta and New Jersey. On 10 February 2011, Kovalchuk scored the game-winning goal in a game over the Maple Leafs to give Jacques Lemaire the 600th win of his coaching career. Kovalchuk recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick – a goal, an assist, and a fight – on 4 February 2012, the two-year anniversary of his trade to
2679-417: The second contract offer, Waddell told him that he was going to be traded, rather than risk losing him to unrestricted free agency for nothing in the off-season, despite the fact that the Thrashers were still in the playoff race. On 4 February 2010, Kovalchuk was traded to the New Jersey Devils . Atlanta received defenceman Johnny Oduya , rookie forward Niclas Bergfors , junior prospect Patrice Cormier and
2736-566: The team, recording 8 goals and 13 points before returning to the Thrashers and NHL after signing a five-year, $ 32 million contract. During the 2005–06 season , he scored 52 goals, tying him with rookie Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals for third in the NHL in scoring, behind Jonathan Cheechoo of the San Jose Sharks (56) and Jaromír Jágr of the New York Rangers (54). He also tied his career-high of 46 assists for
2793-457: The tournament in the gold medal game against Team Canada – one to force the game into overtime, then the game-winner to give Russia the championship. The following year, he led Russia to a second straight gold medal over Canada in the 2009 IIHF World Championship and was named the tournament MVP. In May 2010, Kovalchuk played for Russia at IIHF World Championship in Germany, finishing second. At
2850-514: The video game Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Illya Kuryakin , a main character in the TV show The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Ilya Tretiak , a character in the 1997 film The Saint Ilya in the book Letters from Rifka Ilya, a character in the book and film adaption Heaven Knows What Ilya Afanasyevich Shamrayev, a character in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull Ilya Stepanovich Igolkin,
2907-456: Was fired and replaced by Willie Desjardins , who reduced Kovalchuk's ice time significantly. As a disappointing season came to a close, Kovalchuk expressed his frustration, saying "I don't have a chance" under Desjardins. The day after their season ended, having finished second from the bottom overall, the Kings announced that Desjardins would not be back the following year. In the 2019–20 season, after Kovalchuk had played his seventeenth game for
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#17330859906802964-417: Was named Holík's successor and the sixth team captain in Thrashers' history during the team's Casino Night charity event. The announcement came amidst speculation that the Thrashers were looking to trade Kovalchuk, as his contract was set to expire at the end of the following season. Kovalchuk completed his first season as team captain with 43 goals for his fifth consecutive 40-goal season and 91 points. Near
3021-424: Was speculated that money had quite an influence as well, due to the higher total salary Kovalchuk would receive in Russia via the far lower Russian tax rate compared to the U.S. Kovalchuk tallied 417 goals and 816 points in 816 games in his first stint in the NHL. Kovalchuk signed a four-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg on 15 July 2013. The contract, signed less than a week after Kovalchuk's retirement from
3078-401: Was subsequently submitted to the NHL. During the early morning hours of 4 September 2010, the NHL approved the contract along with a new agreement with the NHLPA. The contract was for 15-years and worth $ 100 million. Consequently, the NHL penalized the Devils for trying to circumvent the NHL salary cap with Kovalchuk's original contract. As a result, the Devils surrendered $ 3 million,
3135-474: Was the head of the sport's school at the Spartak Olympic reserve in the city from 1980 until 1998, while Lyubov was the head of the #2 polyclinic of the #7 Tver city hospital. Valeri would later write a book detailing Kovalchuk's development as a hockey player, titled "From Tver to Atlanta" (Russian: «От Твери до Атланты») and published in 2004; he died in 2005 due to heart disease. Kovalchuk's sister, Arina,
3192-595: Was the subject of criticism for not returning to the United States immediately after the lockout ended, instead electing to be one of two participating NHL players in the KHL All-Star Game (the other being Pavel Datsyuk ). Kovalchuk served as the captain of the Western Conference and returned to the United States to the Devils' training camp immediately after. He finished the season with 31 points in 37 games for
3249-462: Was traded on 23 February 2020 to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft . Kovalchuk recorded four points in seven regular season games and one point in eight playoff games as the Capitals were eliminated in the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs by the New York Islanders . Kovalchuk returned to the KHL for the 2020–21 season , as he signed
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