Andrei Kovalenko | |||
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Born |
Balakovo, 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 |
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National team |
Russia Unified Team & Soviet Union |
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NHL Draft | 148th overall, 1990 Quebec Nordiques |
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Playing career | 1987–2008 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
1992 Albertville | Ice hockey | |
1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
Andrei Nikolaevich Kovalenko (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Коваленко; born June 7, 1970) is a retired 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).
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.
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.