-10-2007 Player of the week:
Ilya Kovalchuk 
NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk (L) of Atlanta Thrashers as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points in 2 games last week.
A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 307 NHL games during his career, notching 162 goals and adding 146 assists along with 216 penalty minutes. The 24 year old left wing has played 2 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 0 PIM.7
2008-04-01, 7:18 pm
