Player of the week: Ilya Kovalchuk NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk of
as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.
A native of
, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the
Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 819 NHL games during his career, notching 420 goals and adding 402 assists along with 518 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 3 games with the
this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 2 PIM .