Media reported on the transition Ilya Kovalchuk in the Chinese ice hockey team – RBC

media reported about the transition Ilya Kovalchuk in the Chinese hockey club

Ilya Kovalchuk left the SKA and go to a Chinese club ” Red star Kunlun “, which could debut next season in the CHL, informs” Gazeta.ru, “referring to the two-informed source.

in the current playoff Kovalchuk played for SKA in all 4 matches in which no scored points with a rating of «-3».

In the course of the series of the first round of the Gagarin Cup with Yaroslavl “locomotive”, he was suspended from training with the team. In addition, Kovalchuk did not go with the St. Petersburg team in Moscow for the first matches of the series of the Western Conference finals against CSKA.

Agent Kovalchuk Yuriy Nikolaev commented about a possible move of his client to a Chinese club “Red Star Kunlun.”

«Let’s be professional, Ilya Kovalchuk for the next year contract with SKA. While in connection with this publication, there is nothing to discuss “- quoted Nikolayev” R-Sport »

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Kovalchuk began his career in the Moscow “Spartak”. In 2001 he was selected under the first number in the NHL Entry Draft. From 2001 to 2010 he played for “Atlanta Thrashers”. After that, the Russians moved in, “New Jersey Devils”, which signed a 15-year cost of $ 100 million.

 

In the summer of 2013 Kovalchuk broke an agreement with the American club and moved to the SKA. From Petrograd striker signed a four-year contract, which expires at the end of the season-2016/17. Last year, he led the team to victory in the Gagarin Cup, becoming the most valuable player of the playoffs.

In the Russian team Kovalchuk twice won gold, silver and bronze at the world championships. In 2008, in Quebec City, he was the author of the winning goal in overtime of the final match against the hosts of the World Cup Canadians. At the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City striker won a bronze medal.