ALEX KOVALEV
RW
Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
2014-15
2014-07-04 Announced his retirement.
2012-13
2013-06-10 Signed with the EHC Visp of the Switzerland National League B.
2013-03-21 Announced his retirement.
2013-01-18 Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers to a one-year contract.
2013-01-08 Invited to training camp by the Florida Panthers.
2011-12
2011-07-29 Signed with the Atlant Moscow of the KHL.
2010-11
2011-02-24 Acquired from the Ottawa Senators. The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired winger Alex Kovalev from the Ottawa Senators for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2011.
2011-01-21 Missed 6 games (knee injury).
2011-01-11 Knee injury, injured reserve.
2009-10
2010-04-24 Missed the last regular season and first 6 playoff games (torn left acl).
2010-04-10 Torn left ACL, sidelined indefinitely.
2010-03-27 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
2010-03-26 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2009-11-26 Missed 3 games (personal reasons).
2009-11-21 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
2009-07-06 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Ottawa Senators to a two-year contract.
2008-09
2009-03-17 Missed 2 games (flu).
2009-03-12 Flu, day-to-day.
2006-07
2007-03-17 Missed 2 games (vertigo).
2007-03-13 Vertigo, day-to-day.
2007-02-26 Missed 7 games (left elbow injury).
2007-02-15 Left elbow injury, early March.
2007-02-13 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2005-06
2005-12-20 Missed 13 games (knee surgery).
2005-11-14 Knee surgery, late December.
2005-08-03 Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Montreal Canadiens to a four-year contract.
2004-05
2004-11-03 NHL lockout: Signed with the Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Hockey League.
2003-04
2004-03-11 Missed 2 games (separated right shoulder).
2004-03-06 Separated right shoulder, day-to-day.
2004-03-05 Shoulder injury, left game.
2004-03-02 Acquired from the New York Rangers. The Montreal Canadiens acquired right wing Alexei Kovalev from the New York Rangers for winger Jozef Balej and a second-round draft pick 2004.
2003-08-13 Re-signed by the New York Rangers.
2002-03
2003-02-10 Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh Penguins traded Alexei Kovalev, Dan LaCouture, Janne Laukkanen and Mike Wilson to the New York Rangers for Mikael Samuelsson, Rico Fata, Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner and cash.
2002-12-10 Missed 1 game (triceps injury).
2002-12-07 Triceps injury, day-to-day.
2001-02
2002-04-14 Missed the last regular season game (hip flexor).
2002-04-12 Hip flexor, day-to-day.
2002-04-10 Missed 1 game (fatigued).
2002-04-08 Fatigued, day-to-day.
2001-11-13 Missed 13 games (knee injury).
2001-10-16 Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2000-01
2001-03-24 Suspended by the NHL for 3 games.
2020-21
1991-06-22 Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1st round (15th overall) in 1991.