Talk:Ilya Kovalchuk

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nhl.com lists Kovalchuk as a Right Wing, but he's called a left wing here in one reference and simply a winger in another. Does he play both sides? Has he played different sides with different teams/lines? Since there is a discrepancy, this should be discussed on the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.130.10.178 (talk) 14:41, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

I've also seen his name as Ilja Kovalchuk in some cases. Any insights on this? --67.34.5.167 02:55, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

Simply a difference in transliteration from Cyrillic to Latin. According to European standards, it's "Ilja", but either works. Doogie2K 18:13, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

The writing of this article REALLY needs to be cleaned up. There are many incomplete sentences. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.119.120.92 (talk) 21:26, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Ilya Kovalchuk
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Personal life
Ilya married his long time girlfriend,Nicole. The couple has 3 children, Karoline, Philips, Artem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by HockeyGirlx10 (talk • contribs) 17:25, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Do you have a reliable source to verify that information?-- Giants 27  ( Contribs  |  WP:CFL ) 18:51, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Resigning with Devils
Via his agent, it was announced today that he is resigning. More information Tuesday when he is available to the media. Comlag225 (talk) 16:51, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Can we PLEASE get a new main picture of him since he's gonna be in jersey for 17 years? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.89.107.199 (talk) 16:32, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
 * As he is a living person, we will require an image that is released under a free license before we can make a change. If you can find an image licensed as PD, or CC-BY(-SA) on Flickr without a no commercial use restriction, we might be able to use that immediately.  Otherwise, an updated image will have to wait until someone who has taken a picture of Kovalchuk in a Devils uniform uploads that photo under a compatible license. Resolute 16:58, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Kovalchuk resigned from the Devils and retired from the NHL in order to play in the Russian KHL. So NOT a retired ice hockey player. A russian newspaper (sport-express.ru) already announced that Kovalchuk will play for St. Petersburg SKA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.238.157.46 (talk) 21:07, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

17 yr conract rejected by league office (unofficial)
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=5396861

Still tentative at best, but an official league announcement may be around the corner. --Madchester (talk) 02:38, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

New section
I have been editing this page, especially the retirement section. In the future it might be a good idea to include a "Legacy" section, but I think it might be a bit too early for it now. Wisdomthatiswoe (talk) 13:23, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

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