Ilya Kovalchuk
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Ilya Kovalchuk Net Worth

Ilya Kovalchuk is a Russian-born NHL winger who began his career with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2001. After seven years with the Thrashers, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils in 2010. In July 2013, Kovalchuk retired from the NHL in the middle of a long contract, causing controversy.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Place Tver, Russia
Birth Sign Aries
Happy Birthday! April 15, 1983

💰 Net worth: $30 million (2024)

About

NHL winger who spent the first seven years of his career with the Atlanta Thrashers before a trade sent him to the New Jersey Devils in 2010. He retired from the NHL quite controversially in the middle of a long contract in July, 2013.

Before Fame

He was selected first overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2001 NHL Draft.

Trivia

He signed a 15-year, $100 million contract in 2010 after a 17-year, $102 million contract was rejected by the league, but ended his NHL career before even reaching the midpoint of his contract.

Family Life

His father, Valeri, was a basketball star who played for the Soviet national team. He married Nicole Andrazajtis Kovalchuk in 2008 and he has three children named Philipp, Artem and Karolina.

Associated With

From 2001 to 2004 he played with forward Dany Heatley on the Atlanta Thrashers.

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