# Vladimir Kovin

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kovin (born June 20, 1954 in Soviet Union), Владимир Александрович Ковин in Russian, is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Torpedo (Gorky).
He competed for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the 1984 Olympic Games where the Soviet team won the gold. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1971–72 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 36 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 33 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 42 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 39 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 44 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 45 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 46 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 43 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 37 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 36 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Torpedo Gorky | USSR | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA II | 25 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA | 27 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 1991–92 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA | 33 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA II | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA III | 11 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA III | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA II | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Hockey Club de Reims | FRA II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| USSR totals | USSR totals | USSR totals | 536 | 171 | 142 | 313 | 570 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRA totals | FRA totals | FRA totals | 76 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 160 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1976 | Soviet Union | CC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | OG | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | CC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 20 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 |