joueur de la semaine #6

Player of the week: Ilya Kovalchuk (R)


NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk (R) of Chicago Blackhawks as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 5 assists for 9 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 485 NHL games during his career, notching 256 goals and adding 247 assists along with 299 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 15 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 11+11=22 with 5 PIM.