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Ilya Kovalchuk
Ilya Kovalchuk
Born April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) (age 41)
Kalinin, Russian SFSR, URS
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams
SKA Saint Petersburg
Ak Bars Kazan
Khimik Moscow Oblast
Atlanta Thrashers
New Jersey Devils
National team Template:Country data RUS
NHL Draft 1st overall, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 1999–present

Ilya Kovalchuk (born Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk on April 15, 1983) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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

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