Player of the week: Ilya KovalchukNHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk of
as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.
A native of
, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Trasher Atlanta in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 1056 NHL games during his career, notching 500 goals and adding 477 assists along with 706 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 76 games with the
this season, totalling 27+24=51 with 66 PIM.