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Ilya Kovalchuk

1983 - Today

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Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk (Russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук; born 15 April 1983) 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 the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as Ak Bars Kazan, Khimik Moscow Oblast, SKA Saint Petersburg, Avangard Omsk, and Spartak Moscow in the Russian Superleague (RSL) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Kovalchuk developed in the youth system of Spartak Moscow, joining their senior 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Ilya Kovalchuk is the 137th most popular hockey player (down from 112th in 2024), the 2,671st most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,668th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Russian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Ilya Kovalchuk ranks 137 out of 676. Before him are Chris Chelios, Zdeno Chára, Paul Coffey, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Valeri Kamensky, and Keshav Dutt. After him are Martin St. Louis, Andy Bathgate, Philippe Bozon, Petteri Nummelin, Olli Jokinen, and Roman Čechmánek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Ilya Kovalchuk ranks 290. Before him are Ranko Despotović, Masashi Otani, Jean Makoun, Carrie Underwood, Danish Siddiqui, and Kevin Martin. After him are Kerry Condon, Brit Marling, Kim Myong-won, Guillermo García López, Marie Serneholt, and Hrvoje Ćustić.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk ranks 2,674 out of 3,761. Before him are Aleksei Berezutski (1982), Regina Spektor (1980), Valeri Kamensky (1966), Ekaterina Andreeva (1965), Galina Malchugina (1962), Tatiana Bulanova (1969), Maxim Martsinkevich (1984), Nikita Mazepin (1999), and Stanislav Markelov (1974). After him are Nikolay Bazhukov (1953), Vera Anisimova (1952), and Ilya Segalovich (1964).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Russia

Among hockey players born in Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk ranks 33. Before him are Vitali Davydov (1939), Evgeni Malkin (1986), Gennadiy Tsygankov (1947), Yevgeni Zimin (1947), Viktor Yakushev (1937), and Valeri Kamensky (1966). After him are Alexei Gusarov (1964), Alexei Yashin (1973), Alexei Kovalev (1973), Oleg Znarok (1963), Sergei Zubov (1970), and Alexei Zhamnov (1970).

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