Ilya Kovalchuk
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Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk 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
Kovalchuk in 2017
Kovalchuk at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Kovalchuk with the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2005–06 season.
Kovalchuk (top) playing for the New Jersey Devils, alongside Travis Zajac (#19, foreground), Nick Palmieri (#32), and Mark Fayne (#34).
2001 NHL entry draft
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The 2001 NHL entry draft was the 39th draft for the National Hockey League. It was held on June 23 and 24, 2001, at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Ilya Kovalchuk
…team in the Vysshaya Liga in 1999. After two seasons with Spartak, he joined the Atlanta Thrashers of 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…
Longtime Capital Brooks Laich was selected by the Ottawa Senators with the 193rd pick.