KHL President Alexander Medev Planning To Offer Kovalchuk “Good Offer”

Adam Thompson The Wall Street Journal 2-23-2010

“On the topic of star Russian Alex Ovechkin returning in his prime to the KHL, Mr. Medvedev indicated he would honor his contract, which runs through 2020-21. But he’s got his eye on New Jersey Devils sniper and Russian Olympian Ilya Kovalchuk (above): “When [Ovechkin’s] contract would expire, we could make him a good offer, like we’re planning to do with Kovalchuk.”