what!!!!! he's #1 in the nhl for points right now!!! plus he's awesome!!!

ILYA KOVALCHUK 17
Left Wing
Height 6' 2"
Weight 220
Shoots Right
Born Apr 15, 1983
TVER, RUS

Drafted first overall by the Atlanta Thrashers at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Kovalchuk lived up to expectations by posting 29 goals and 22 assists in 2001-02. His 29 goals -- the first of which came against the Boston Bruins' Byron Dafoe on Oct. 6 -- led all rookies. He also finished second in the rookie scoring race, with only teammate Dany Heately compiling more points. Competing for Russia at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Kovalchuk earned a bronze medal. He tallied a goal and two assists in six Olympic games.
-- Pete Iorizzo

Game By Game Stats: 2003-2004 , 2002-2003
Career Regular Season Stats
Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW GT Shots Pct
2001-2002 Thrashers 65 29 22 51 -19 28 7 0 4 1 184 15.8
2002-2003 Thrashers 81 38 29 67 -24 57 9 0 3 0 257 14.8
2003-2004 Thrashers 42 22 25 47 -5 22 11 0 4 0 181 12.2

NHL Totals 188 89 76 165 -48 107 27 0 11 1 622 14.3