Andrei Kovalenko
Andrei Kovalenko | |||
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Born |
Balakovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | June 7, 1970||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Torpedo Gorky CSKA Moscow Quebec Nordiques HC Lada Togliatti Colorado Avalanche Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Avangard Omsk Severstal Cherepovets | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
148th overall, 1990 Quebec Nordiques | ||
Playing career | 1987–2008 |
Andrei Nikolaevich Kovalenko (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Коваленко; born June 7, 1970) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins. He is currently the chairman of the Kontinental Hockey League players association (KHL PA).
Playing career[]
Kovalenko was drafted 148th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques while playing in Russia for HC CSKA Moscow.
He was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Montreal Canadiens with Jocelyn Thibault and Martin Ručínský for Patrick Roy and Mike Keane.
In 1996, he scored the final goal in the history of the Montreal Forum, the fourth in a 4–1 victory over the Dallas Stars.[1]
In 1999, he scored the first goal in the history of the RBC Center as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4–2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.[2]
Kovalenko last played in the National Hockey League in 2000–01 with the Boston Bruins, and finished his career playing in the Russian Super League for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Avangard Omsk, and Severstal Cherepovets.
Nicknamed "The Tank" by his teammates because of his immovable presence from the goal crease.
Kovalenko is the father of Nikolai Kovalenko, who was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
Member of parliament[]
In September 2020 Kovalenko was elected deputy of the State Duma, Russia's lower house, in Yaroslavl constituency No. 194, defeating long-time governor of Yaroslavl Oblast Anatoly Lisitsyn from left-leaning A Just Russia. Kovalenko was a candidate of ruling United Russia. A year later, in the 2021 elections Lisitsyn won the constituency with 36.5% of the vote, while Kovalenko received 27.3%.[3][4]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1987–88 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | SKA MVO Kalinin | USSR.2 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | MCOP Moscow | USSR.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 48 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 45 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | CIS | 36 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
1991–92 | CSKA–2 Moscow | CIS.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | CSKA Moscow | IHL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 81 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1993–94 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 58 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Lada Togliatti | IHL | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 45 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 26 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 51 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 74 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 81 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 59 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 43 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1999–2000 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 76 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 76 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 51 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | ||
2002–03 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 51 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 62 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
2003–04 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 59 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 33 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
2005–06 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 26 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 50 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 48 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
USSR/CIS totals | 143 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||
NHL totals | 620 | 173 | 206 | 379 | 389 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | ||||
RSL totals | 335 | 113 | 82 | 195 | 341 | 49 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 56 |
International[]
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
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1992 Albertville | Ice hockey |
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1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1990 | Soviet Union | WJC | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
1991 | Soviet Union | CC | 5th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
1992 | CIS | OG | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1992 | Russia | WC | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
1994 | Russia | WC | 5th | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
1996 | Russia | WCH | SF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
1998 | Russia | OG | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
2000 | Russia | WC | 11th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | Russia | WC | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
2004 | Russia | WCH | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Senior totals | 52 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 44 |
Awards and achievements[]
- Soviet championship: 1989 (with CSKA)
- European Ice Hockey Cup: 1990 (with CSKA)
- Russian championship: 2002 (with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
- Russian championship: 2003 (with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
- European Champions Cup: 2005 (with Avangard)
- Pajulahti Cup: 2006 (with Severstal)
References[]
- ^ "Farewell to the Forum | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". ourhistory.canadiens.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Who has made history as the first goal scorer at current NHL arenas?". TheHockeyNews. The Hockey News. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Справороссы лидируют на выборах в Госдуму в двух округах Ярославской области" [Justicialists are leading in two constituencies of Yaroslavl Oblast] (in Russian). TASS. 2021-09-20.
- ^ "В обоих одномандатных округах Ярославской области побеждают эсеры" [SR wins in both constituencies of Yaroslavl Oblast] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2021-09-20.
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- Avangard Omsk players
- Boston Bruins players
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- Colorado Avalanche players
- Edmonton Oilers players
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- Severstal Cherepovets players
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic ice hockey players of Russia
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Unified Team
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- People from Balakovo
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Quebec Nordiques draft picks
- Quebec Nordiques players
- Russian ice hockey right wingers
- Soviet ice hockey right wingers
- Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
- Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)