- Andrei Kovalenko
"For the water polo player with the same name see Alexandre Andrei Kovalenko"
MedalBottomAndrei Kovalenko (born
June 7 ,1970 inBalakovo ,Russia ) is a professionalice hockey player currently plays forSeverstal Cherepovets .He was traded from the
Colorado Avalanche to theMontreal Canadiens withJocelyn Thibault andMartin Rucinsky forPatrick Roy andMike Keane .In 1996, he scored the final goal in the history of the
Montreal Forum , the fourth in a 4–1 victory over theDallas Stars . Fact|date=December 2007In 1999, he scored the first goal in the history of the
RBC Center as a member of theCarolina Hurricanes in a 4–2 loss to theNew Jersey Devils .Fact|date=December 2007Kovalenko has not played in the
National Hockey League since 2000–01 with theBoston Bruins , and has spent the last four years playing in theRussian Super League . In 2004–05, Kovalenko split time betweenYaroslavl Lokomotiv andAvangard Omsk .Nicknamed "The Tank" by his teammates because of his immovable presence from the goal crease.
Honours
*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 : 2007External links
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