Andrei Kovalenko

Andrei Kovalenko (born June 7, 1970 in Balakovo, Russia) is a retired professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins. He is currently the chairman of the Kontinental Hockey League players association (KHL PA).
==Playing career==
Kovalenko was drafted 148th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques whilst playing in Russia for HC CSKA Moscow. 
He was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Montreal Canadiens with Jocelyn Thibault and Martin Ručínský for Patrick Roy and Mike Keane. 
In 1996, he scored the final goal in the history of the Montreal Forum, the fourth in a 4–1 victory over the Dallas Stars. 
In 1999, he scored the first goal in the history of the RBC Center as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4–2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Kovalenko has not played in the National Hockey League since 2000–01 with the Boston Bruins, and has spent the last four years playing in the Russian Super League. In 2004–05, Kovalenko split time between Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Avangard Omsk.
Nicknamed "The Tank" by his teammates because of his immovable presence from the goal crease.
==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)
*Pajulahti Cup: 2006 (with Severstal)
*Turnir Puchkova: 2007
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1988–89 	CSKA Moscow 	RHL 		10 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	CSKA Moscow 	RHL 		48 	8 	5 	13 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	CSKA Moscow 	RHL 		45 	13 	8 	21 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	CSKA Moscow 	RHL 		36 	16 	11 	27 	28 		8 	3 	2 	5 	4
1992–93 	CSKA Moscow 	RHL 		3 	3 	1 	4 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		81 	27 	41 	68 	57 		4 	1 	0 	1 	2
1993–94 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		58 	16 	17 	33 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	HC Lada Togliatti 	RHL 		11 	9 	2 	11 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 		45 	14 	10 	24 	31 		6 	0 	1 	1 	2
1995–96 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		26 	11 	11 	22 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		51 	17 	17 	34 	33 		6 	0 	0 	0 	6
1996–97 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		74 	32 	27 	59 	81 		12 	4 	3 	7 	6
1997–98 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		59 	6 	17 	23 	28 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2
1998–99 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		43 	13 	14 	27 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		13 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		18 	6 	6 	12 	0 		4 	1 	1 	2 	2
1999–00 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		76 	15 	24 	39 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		76 	16 	21 	37 	27 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	RSL 		51 	27 	19 	46 	62 		9 	4 	3 	7 	28
2002–03 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	RSL 		51 	14 	16 	30 	62 		10 	5 	4 	9 	12
2003–04 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	RSL 		59 	23 	11 	34 	56 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2004–05 	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	RSL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 		33 	8 	9 	17 	65 		11 	0 	4 	4 	8
2005–06 	Avangard Omsk 	RSL 		12 	1 	4 	5 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Severstal Cherepovets	RSL 		26 	10 	9 	19 	20 		4 	0 	2 	2 	4
2006–07 	Severstal Cherepovets	RSL 		50 	21 	8 	29 	30 		5 	1 	0 	1 	0
2007–08 	Severstal Cherepovets	RSL 		48 	9 	8 	17 	36 		7 	0 	2 	2 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		620 	173 	206 	379 	389 		33 	6 	5 	11 	20
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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