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ILYA KOVALCHUK RUMORS
Ilya Kovalchuk Return to NHL
Ilya Kovalchuk surprised hockey fans everywhere when he left the New Jersey Devils halfway through the 2012-13 NHL season. Why did he break his contract, which paid him an annual cap hit of $6.67 million?
He left for the promise of greener pastures in his homeland Russia. A KHL team, SKA Saint Petersburg, offered him $20 million per season. Also, he missed his family and homeland in Russia.
Via NHL Trade Rumors
January 17, 2015
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Devils GM squashes Ilya Kovalchuk rumors
Have you heard the new batch of rumors swirling around Ilya Kovalchuk? Summarized, it reconnects the New Jersey Devils with Kovalchuk in the very near future. The odds are extremely poor that it would ever happen, but that hasn’t prevented the rumors from persisting.
Kovalchuk returning for the 2014-15 season is basically impossible and would require the consent of all of the other...
Via Puck Drunk Love
June 12, 2014
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Devils, Ilya Kovalchuk reunited next season?
Ilya Kovalchuk celebrates scoring a goal for Russia in the Olympics last February. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)NEW YORK - Here's a hot rumor spreading on the Internet: Devils superstar-turned-quitter Ilya Kovalchuk wants a redo in time for next season and is in talks with his former NHL club to return next season. Could this be true? Or is this just a ridiculous rumor started...
Via Hockey Fan Land
June 12, 2014
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Is Kovalchuk returning to the NHL next season?
Over the weekend, reports surfaced on the internet that Ilya Kovalchuk could be returning to the NHL for the 2014-15 New Jersey Devils season. But how exactly would that work, considering the current rules? DEVILS are involved in discussions to bring back Ilya Kovalchuk…negotiations have begun, expect more news on this shortly
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Via The Hockey Report
June 09, 2014
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Kovalchuk's First Year Back
One of the big stories, perhaps the biggest, involving the KHL in the Summer of 2013 was the return to the league of Ilya Kovalchuk. The New Jersey Devils star unexpectedly announced his retirement from the NHL, and signed a contract only a day or so later with SKA St. Petersburg, with whom he had spent time during the NHL's 2012-13 lockout and where he was promptly handed the...
Via Puckrant.com
April 14, 2014
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Russia's Ilya Kovalchuk misses practice to rest
Ilya Kovalchuk missed Russia's final practice before the qualification round.
Russian hockey coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov told reporters Monday that the forward was resting and not injured.
Kovalchuk missed the final minutes of the second period in Sunday's win over Slovakia after appearing to hurt his right ankle. He returned and played in the preliminary-round game, scoring in...
Via AP on Fox
February 17, 2014
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Kovalchuk thinks Varlamov should reunite with his accuser so she can get a green card
Ilya Kovalchuk is once again making headlines in North America despite the fact he's no longer skating in the NHL. The KHL forward had some rather interesting (read: dumb) comments about Semyon Varlamov and his domestic abuse case.
We'll let the comment seen on R-Sport speak for itself:
I hope to God it all pans out well and maybe he can somehow reach an agreement...
Via Puck Drunk Love
December 11, 2013
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Ilya Kovalchuk feels better playing in the KHL
It's been several months since Ilya Kovalchuk shocked the hockey world and abruptly announced his retirement from the NHL. Since then Kovalchuk has played in the KHL and we've only mentioned him in passing.
So, how are things going for Kovalchuk? Pretty well. In a report seen on NJ.com, Kovalchuk revealed that it "feels better" playing in the KHL due to his close proximity to...
Via Puck Drunk Love
December 03, 2013
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