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Originally Posted by Legends of Hockey
An excellent skater with impressive speed, quickness and acceleration, Kovalchuk has outstanding puckhandling skills, scoring ability and plays a tough aggressive style of game.
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Originally Posted by The Hockey News – Bio
Has awesome offensive instincts and a tremendous shot. Can blow by people with superior skating ability. Can dominate in one-on-one situations with defenders. Is capable of playing the point on power plays.
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Ilya Kovalchuk !!!
First Team All-Star (2012)
Second Team All-Star (2004)
3 x NHL All-Star (2004, 2008, 2009)
All-Star voting –
1st(2012),
2nd(2004),
3rd(2006),
3rd(2008),
3rd(2009),
5th(2010),
6th(2007)
2 x World Championship Gold Medalist (2008, 2009)
IIHF Best Forward (2009)
IIHF All-Star (2009)
Statistics:
Points –
2nd(2004),
5th(2012),
6th(2009),
8th(2006),
10th(2008),
11th(2010)
Goals –
1st(2004),
2nd(2008),
3rd(2006),
4th(2009),
5th(2012),
6th(2010),
7th(2003),
8th(2007)
IIHF Points –
1st(2010),
2nd(2009),
10th(2011)
5 Year Peak: 2004-2009
2nd in Points (89% of 1st place Joe Thornton)
1st in Goals (105% of 2nd place Alex Ovechkin)
10 Year Peak: 2003-Present
3rd in Points (97% of 2nd place Martin St. Louis)
1st in Goals (110% of 2nd place Jarome Iginla)
Since the Lock-out
6th in Points (88% of 2nd place Joe Thornton)
2nd in Goals (88% of 1st place Alex Ovechkin)
Point Percentages – 100(2004), 86(2012), 83(2009), 82(2008), 80(2006), 78(2010), 67(2007), 64(2003), 61(2011), 57(2002)
Goal Percentages – 100(2004), 100(2008), 96(2006), 93(2009), 84(2007), 80(2010), 79(2003), 74(2012), 71(2002), 69(2011)
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Originally Posted by nik jr
in 2010 WC, kovalchuk played with datsyuk and malkin and was the playmaker. datsyuk, who is much more a passer than shooter, finished with 6g and 1a in 6 games. malkin, who is more balanced, had 5g and 2a in 5 games, and kovalchuk had 2g and 10a in 9 games. passing between them was very good.
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