Andrei Kovalenko

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Andrei Nikolaevich Kovalenko (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Коваленко; born 7 June 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).

Andrei Kovalenko MP
Андрей Коваленко
Member of the State Duma for Yaroslavl Oblast
In office 23 September 2020 – 12 October 2021
Preceded by	Aleksandr Gribov
Succeeded by	Anatoly Lisitsyn
Constituency	(No. 194)
Personal details
Born	(1970-06-07) 7 June 1970 Balakovo, RSFSR, USSR
Political party	United Russia
Ice hockey career Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight 103 kg (227 lb; 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 Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing Soviet Union World Junior Championships 1990 Finland Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Albertville Representing Russia Olympic Games 1998 Nagano World Championships 2002 Sweden

He is the father of NHL Player Nikolai Kovalenko, who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche.

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.

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.

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%.

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

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Soviet Union	WJC			7	5	6	11	8
1991	Soviet Union	CC	5th		5	1	2	3	10
1992	CIS	OG			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			6	4	1	5	14
2000	Russia	WC	11th		6	0	0	0	0
2002	Russia	WC			8	0	4	4	4
2004	Russia	WCH	5th		2	0	0	0	6
Senior totals					52	14	14	28	44

Awards and achievements

• Soviet championship: 1989 (with CSKA)
• European Ice Hockey Cup: 1990 (with CSKA)
• Russian championship: 2002 (with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
• Russian championship: 2003 (with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
• European Champions Cup: 2005 (with Avangard)
• Pajulahti Cup: 2006 (with Severstal)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database