Andrei Nikolaevich Kovalenko (russian: Андрей Николаевич Коваленко; born June 7, 1970) is a

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former professional

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forward. He played in the

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with the

Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (french: Nordiques de Québec, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Quebec City Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the ...

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Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

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and the

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. He is currently the chairman of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs b ...

players association (KHL PA).

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

while playing in Russia for

HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow (1946–present, russian: ЦСКА Москва, Центральный Спортивный Клуб Армии, ''Central Sports Club of the Army, Moscow'') is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Moscow. The club i ...

. Kovalenko was traded from the

to the

with

Jocelyn Thibault Joseph Régis Jocelyn Thibault (born January 12, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blac ...

and

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for

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and

Mike Keane Michael John Keane (born May 29, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Undrafted, Keane played over 1,100 games in the National Hockey League from 1988 until 2004. He then played five seasons for his hometown Manitoba Moose ...

. In 1996, he scored the final goal in the history of the

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, the fourth in a 4–1 victory over the

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and were founde ...

. In 1999, Kovalenko scored the first goal in the history of the

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as a member of the

in a 4–2 loss to the

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The club was founded as the Kans ...

. Kovalenko last played in the

in 2000–01 with the

, and finished his career playing in the

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for

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Hockey Club Lokomotiv (russian: ХК Локомотив, en, Locomotive HC), also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team, based in the city of Yaroslavl, playing in the top level Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ...

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (russian: ХК Авангард, links=no, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team from Omsk. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental H ...

, and

Severstal Cherepovets Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континент� ...

. Kovalenko is the father of

Nikolai Kovalenko Nikolai Andreyevich Kovalenko (russian: Николай Андреевич Коваленко; born October 17, 1999) is an American-born Russian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Colorado Avalanche of the Nation ...

, who was drafted by the

in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

Member of parliament

In September 2020 Kovalenko was elected deputy of the

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, Russia's lower house, in Yaroslavl constituency No. 194, defeating long-time

governor of Yaroslavl Oblast The Governor of Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Губернатор Ярославской области) is the highest official of Yaroslavl Oblast. The oblast government is headed by the chairman of the government of Yaroslavl Oblast, a post sep ...

Anatoly Lisitsyn from left-leaning

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. Kovalenko was a candidate of ruling

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. 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

International

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) *

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: 2006 (with Severstal)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovalenko, Andrei 1970 births Living people Avangard Omsk players Boston Bruins players Carolina Hurricanes players Colorado Avalanche players Edmonton Oilers players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Lada Togliatti players Severstal Cherepovets players Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Montreal Canadiens players Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic ice hockey players of Russia Olympic ice hockey players of the Unified Team Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Russia People from Balakovo Philadelphia Flyers players Quebec Nordiques draft picks Quebec Nordiques players Russian ice hockey right wingers Soviet ice hockey right wingers Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)