Nikolai Kovalenko, the Avalanche’s sixth-round draft pick in 2018 and the son of former Avs forward Andrei Kovalenko, signed a two-year entry-level contract Tuesday, the team announced. But t… ...

Nikolai Kovalenko (15) of the San Jose Sharks skates on the ice during their game against the Winnipeg Jets in the first period at SAP Center on December 17, 2024 in San Jose, California.

San Jose Sharks’ Nikolai Kovalenko #15 faces off against the Calgary Flames in the third period of their game at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 7, 2025.

Nikolai Kovalenko (15) of the San Jose Sharks skates on the ice during their game against the Winnipeg Jets in the first period at SAP Center on December 17, 2024 in San Jose, California.

San Jose Sharks’ Nikolai Kovalenko #15 faces off against the Calgary Flames in the third period of their game at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 7, 2025.

Nikolai Kovalenko grinned inside the Colorado Avalanche postgame dressing room. The emotions of a whirlwind 24 hours finally settled after his NHL debut Sunday in Game 4 at Ball Arena against the ...

Sharks’ Warsofsky says he has no problem with Kovalenko, or Russian players NHL: San Jose Sharks forward Nikolai Kovalenko, though the team, says comments on Russian podcast about Ryan Warsofsky ...

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Nikolai Kovalenko is an American-born Russian professional ice hockey right wing for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL as of February 2025. Born on October 17, 1999, in Raleigh, North Carolina, he is ...