Ilya Kovalchuk was born on April 15, 1983 in Kalinin, RSFSR, USSR [now Tver, Russia]. He is an actor, known for 12 mesyatsev (2013), Molodyozhka (2013) and Vremya (1968). He has been married to Nicole Andrzajtis Kovalchuk since 2008. They have three children.
#1 overall pick in the 2001 NHL Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.
Children: Karolina (born 2006), Philipp (born 2009), Artem (born 2010).
15-year, $100 million deal with the New Jersey Devils was approved by the NHL after a 17-year, $102 million contract was rejected by the NHL because the structure of the deal would have circumvented the salary cap.