Alexei Vyacheslavovich Kovalyov

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Alexei Kovalev
Date of birth February 24, 1973
place of birth Tolyatti , Russian SFSR
size 185 cm
Weight 101 kg
position Right wing
number # 27
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1991 , 1st lap, 15th position
New York Rangers
Career stations
1989-1992 HK Dynamo Moscow
1992-1998 New York Rangers
1998-2003 Pittsburgh Penguins
2003-2004 New York Rangers
2004-2005 Ak Bars Kazan
2004-2009 Canadiens de Montréal
2009-2011 Ottawa Senators
2011 Pittsburgh Penguins
2011–2012 Atlant Mytishchi
2013 Florida panthers
2013-2014 EHC Visp

Alexei Vyacheslavovich Kovalyov ( Russian Алексей Вячеславович Ковалёв ; English transcription: Alexei Vyacheslavovich Kovalyov ; born February 24, 1973 in Tolyatti , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player among other things , Russian SFSR , who played in the course of his career between 1989 and New 1439 in the course of his new 1439 York Rangers , Pittsburgh Penguins , Canadiens de Montréal , Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers played in the National Hockey League on the right winger position . Kovalyov, who was selected as the first Russian player in the first round of an NHL Entry Draft , celebrated his greatest career success on the one hand in the service of the New York Rangers with winning the Stanley Cup in 1994 and on the other hand with the Olympic victory in the jersey of the national team of the Community of Independent States at the 1992 Winter Olympics .

Career

Alexei Kowaljow before a Canadiens de Montréal game

Alexei Kowaljow was drafted in the first round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft as number 15 by the New York Rangers . So he became the first Russian player to be drafted in the first round. Kovalyov was an integral part of the New York Rangers when they won the Stanley Cup in 1994 . Together with Sergei Nemtschinow , Alexander Karpovzew and Sergei Subow it was the first Stanley Cup victory with Russian participation. Kowaljow was particularly convincing with his stick technique.

In the 1998/99 season , he was swapped with Harry York for Petr Nedvěd , Sean Pronger and Chris Tamer to the Pittsburgh Penguins , after he had only played 14 games for the Rangers. It was the same in Pittsburgh , where he set his personal record. First he collected 75 and in the following season even 95 points for the Penguins . When Pittsburgh was forced to cut the team's pay structure, Kowaljow was transferred back to the New York Rangers along with Dan LaCouture , Janne Laukkanen and Mike Wilson for Mikael Samuelsson , Rico Fata , Joël Bouchard , Richard Lintner and some cash .

Only about a year later, the Rangers gave him up for Jozef Balej and a draft right to the Canadiens de Montréal . He spent the lockout season in the Russian league at Ak Bars Kazan , where he scored 23 points in 35 games. Kovalyov played for the Russian national team at the men's ice hockey world championship in Austria in 2005 , where he was voted the tournament's best striker. At the start of the 2005/06 season , Kovalev signed a four-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens , which brings him $ 4.5 million a year. On July 7, 2009, after becoming a free agent after the 2008-09 season , he signed a two-year contract with the Ottawa Senators .

Alex Kovalev in the Florida Panthers jersey

On November 22, 2010, he scored a goal for the Senators against the Los Angeles Kings in his 1,249th NHL game and reached the mark of 1,000 points as the 76th player in the history of the NHL . In February 2011, Kovalyov was given in exchange for a performance-related seven-round vote in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

On July 29, 2011, Kovalyov agreed on a two-year contract with Atlant Mytishchi from the Continental Hockey League . In June 2012, this contract was terminated because Kowaljow wanted to try to get an NHL contract again. During the NHL lockout in 2012, he initially trained with the Swiss second division club HC Red Ice . After the lockout ended, he received a trial contract from the Florida Panthers in January 2013 , which was extended a few days later until the end of the season. In March 2013, the Russian initially ended his active career.

On June 10, 2013, the Swiss NLB club EHC Visp announced that Kowaljow had signed a one-year contract. He also plans to found an ice hockey school in the canton of Valais. After only one season, on July 2, 2014, he retired from top-class sport for health reasons.

On March 23, 2016, the EHC Visp announced the return of Kowaljow for the 2016/17 season, where he was hired as head of sport and board member. Only one season later he was dismissed from office as sports director.

Records

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1989/90 HK Dynamo Moscow WYL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1990/91 HK Dynamo Moscow WYL 18th 1 2 3 4th - - - - -
1991/92 HK Dynamo Moscow WYL 26th 16 8th 24 16 - - - - -
1992/93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 13 13 11 24 35 9 3 5 8th 14th
1992/93 New York Rangers NHL 65 20th 18th 38 79 - - - - -
1993/94 New York Rangers NHL 76 23 33 56 154 23 9 12 21st 18th
1994/95 HK Lada Tolyatti IHL 12 8th 8th 16 49 - - - - -
1994/95 New York Rangers NHL 48 13 15th 28 30th 10 4th 7th 11 10
1995/96 New York Rangers NHL 81 24 34 58 98 11 3 4th 7th 14th
1996/97 New York Rangers NHL 45 13 22nd 35 42 - - - - -
1997/98 New York Rangers NHL 73 23 30th 53 44 - - - - -
1998/99 New York Rangers NHL 14th 3 4th 7th 12 - - - - -
1998/99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 20th 26th 46 37 10 5 7th 12 14th
1999/00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 26th 40 66 94 11 1 5 6th 10
2000/01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 44 51 95 96 18th 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 20th - - - - -
2003/04 New York Rangers NHL 66 13 29 42 54 - - - - -
2003/04 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 12 1 2 3 12 11 6th 4th 10 8th
2004/05 Ak Bars Kazan Super league 35 10 13 23 80 4th 0 0 0 8th
2005/06 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 69 23 42 65 76 6th 4th 3 7th 4th
2006/07 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 33 9 16 25th 42 - - - - -
2007/08 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 82 35 49 84 70 12 5 6th 11 8th
2008/09 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 78 26th 39 65 74 4th 2 1 3 2
2009/10 Ottawa Senators NHL 77 18th 31 49 54 - - - - -
2010/11 Ottawa Senators NHL 54 14th 13 27 28 - - - - -
2010/11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20th 2 5 7th 16 7th 1 2 3 10
2011/12 Atlant Mytishchi KHL 22nd 1 5 6th 16 - - - - -
2012/13 Florida panthers NHL 14th 2 3 5 6th - - - - -
2013/14 EHC Visp NLB 44 22nd 30th 52 82 11 7th 8th 15th 37
2014/15 without a contract not played
2015/16 without a contract not played
2016/17 EHC Visp NLB 11 3 7th 10 24 - - - - -
Wysschaja League overall 45 17th 10 27 20th - - - - -
IHL total 12 8th 8th 16 49 - - - - -
Super league overall 35 10 13 23 80 4th 0 0 0 8th
KHL total 22nd 1 5 6th 16 - - - - -
AHL total 13 13 11 24 35 9 3 5 8th 14th
NHL overall 1316 430 599 1029 1304 123 45 55 100 114

International

Represented the USSR in:

Represented the CIS at:

Represented Russia in:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1990 USSR U18 European Championship 2nd place, silver 6th 4th 3 7th 6th
1991 USSR U18 European Championship 2nd place, silver 5 8th 3 11 8th
1992 USSR / CIS U20 World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 5 5 10 2
1992 CIS Olympia 1st place, gold 8th 1 2 3 14th
1992 Russia WM 5th place 6th 0 1 1 0
1996 Russia World cup 4th Place 5 2 1 3 8th
1998 Russia WM 5th place 6th 5 2 7th 14th
2002 Russia Olympia 3rd place, bronze 6th 3 1 4th 4th
2004 Russia World cup 6th place 4th 2 1 3 4th
2005 Russia WM 3rd place, bronze 9 3 4th 7th 16
2006 Russia Olympia 4th Place 8th 4th 2 6th 4th
Juniors overall 18th 17th 11 28 16
Men overall 52 20th 14th 34 64

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Achievements and Awards

International

Web links

Commons : Alexei Kowaljow  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nhl.com, Senators sign Kovalev to two-year contract
  2. ^ ESPN : Alexei Kovalev hits 1,000-point mark
  3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bleacherreport.com
  4. ↑ canoe.ca, NHL notes
  5. ↑ hockeyfans.ch, Red Ice wants to use Alexei Kovalev
  6. ↑ sun-sentinel.com, Panthers sign RW Alex Kovalev
  7. ↑ Ice hockey: Alex Kovalev back to the EHC Visp. In: Radio Rottu Oberwallis. Retrieved March 29, 2016 .
  8. ↑ 1815.ch, Walliser Bote: Coach decision definitely: Fust has to go. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
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personal data
SURNAME Kovalyov, Alexei Vyacheslavovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kovalev, Alexei; Ковалёв, Алексей Вячеславович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Tolyatti , Russian SFSR, Soviet Union