Andrei Kovalenko
Born (1970-06-07) June 7, 1970
Balakovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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  Soviet Union,
Unified Team and
 Russia
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

Nicknamed "The Tank" by his teammates because of his immovable presence from the goal crease, Kovalenko was drafted 148th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques while playing in Russia for HC CSKA Moscow.

Kovalenko was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Montreal Canadiens with Jocelyn Thibault and Martin Ručinský 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, Kovalenko 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.

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, at a special election 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
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
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Ice hockey
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Soviet Union WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 5 6 11 8
1991 Soviet Union CC 5th 5 1 2 3 10
1992 CIS OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 1 5 14
2000 Russia WC 11th 6 0 0 0 0
2002 Russia WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 0 4 4 4
2004 Russia WCH 5th 2 0 0 0 6
Senior totals 52 14 14 28 44

Awards and achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Farewell to the Forum | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". ourhistory.canadiens.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Who has made history as the first goal scorer at current NHL arenas?". TheHockeyNews. The Hockey News. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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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