Via Richard Chere of The Star Ledger The tragedy of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on Sept. 7 still weighs on the mind of Devils winger Ilya Kovalchuk. He lost friends, former teammates and peers. “That’s a tragedy. Very sad. You can’t really say much,” Kovalchuk said today at the Prudential Center in Newark. “I
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Kovy and Ovi Hold Second Annual Charity Game To Benefit Kids In Need
Via RT.com There was a feast of hockey talent on the ice in Moscow last night. Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin and the New Jersey Devils Ilya Kovalchuk led two teams packed with celebrities. The charity game raised over $ 500,000 for a Russian orphanage. The line-ups comprised several high-profile officials including presidential aide Arkady
Breaking Down Kovy’s Snipe Past Three Hurricanes
New Jersey was all a buzz when the Garden State team resigned the lethal winger from Tver Russia last summer. Number 17 brought his fabulous goal scoring ability to the Devils and his signature first pump. No wonder he’s such a great fit in NJ! There is probably no better example of Kovalchuk’s supreme offensive
John Fischer of In Lou We Trust Breaks Down Kovalchuk’s Breakaway Beauty
Check out John Fischer’s August 15th piece entitled “NJ Devils Goal Breakdown: Ilya Kovalchuk’s Breakaway Beauty on 2/18/2011” on the In Lou We Trust blog. Excerpt I spent a good chunk of the offseason looking at the goals against the New Jersey Devils, separated by goaltenders Johan Hedberg and Martin Brodeur. While valuable, it’s not
Ilya Kovalchuk has one of the Best Wrist Shots in NHL History
The easiest way to defend a good shooter? Keep him off balance, of course. Well, unless that shooter’s name is Ilya Kovalchuk. Despite being knocked off of his first shot, Kovalchuk collects himself and deposits a laser beam into the top corner with very little balance. When it’s all said and done, we may look
Puck Agency clients that have won NHL Awards
Written by Dan Greene In the spirit of the NHL Awards, I figured it would be interesting to see which Puck Agency clients have won awards in the past. While none of our clients won this year, many have won in previous years. First, we have to mention one of the greatest defensemen of all-time
Kovalchuk Scores Twice Against Czech Republic In Bronze Medal Game
Roman Cervenka scored a hat trick to lead the Czech Republic to a 7-4 victory over Russia and the bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship Sunday. Petr Prucha scored twice, and Jan Marek and Tomas Plekanec added one apiece for the Czechs — the defending champions — in a rematch of last year’s
Russia Grabs Second Spot at WC – Radulov and Morozov Score, Kovalchuk Registers 3 Assists
At 3:38 of the final frame, Morozov swatted a wildly bouncing puck from the top of the crease through Slovak goalie Jaroslav Halak. Importantly, Russia will carry over three points to the Qualifying Round, while third-place Slovakia enters with zero. Germany is tops in the group and will carry over six points. “It would have
Kovalchuk Scores 31st Goal In Season Finale
In many more words: this was brilliant. Kovalchuk’s first shot on the shift got deflected wide, but he kept it alive. Andy Greene and Anssi Salmela did well to keep the play alive while Kovalchuk circled back to the left side. A Ranger (Derek Stepan?) dropped his stick, opening the lane for Greene to make
Ilya Kovalchuk’s 30th goal leads Devils to victory, Notches 700th Career Point
New Jersey hasn’t had anything to play for since being eliminated from post-season contention with a loss to Montreal on Saturday. Toronto was knocked out Tuesday and it seemed to show 24 hours later, especially in the first two periods when they fell behind 3-0. “Maybe we didn’t have our best first two periods but