Nikolai Kovalenko #15
| Birthdate: 1999-10-17 | Shoots: N/A | Draft Year: 2018 |
| Age: 26 | Position: RW | Draft Round: 6 |
| Birthplace: Raleigh, NC, USA | Height: 5' 10" | Draft Position: 171 OA (16 in round) |
| Nationality: USA | Weight: 180lbs |
Draft Team:
COL
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Contract History
Entry Level Contract
Edit Notes
Total Value: $1,850,000 |
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| Seasons: 2 | Signing Date: 2023-07-25 |
| Expiration Status: UFA |
Signing Team:
Colorado Avalanche
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| Season | Cap Hit | AAV | NHL Salary | Minors Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonuses | Clause |
| 2023-2024 | $896,250 | $925,000 | $832,500 | $70,000 | $92,500 | $0 |
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| 2024-2025 | $896,250 | $925,000 | $775,000 | $70,000 | $92,500 | $57,500 |
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- European assignment clause in 2023-2024
- Player reached unrestricted free agency after not being tendered a qualifying offer
Player Stats
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2014-2015 | Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U16 | Russia U16 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 16 | | | ||||||
| Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U16 | Russia U16 Finals | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | | |||||||
| Russia U16 (all) | International-Jr | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U17 | Russia U17 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | | | ||||||
| Lokomotiv-2004 Yaroslavl U17 | Russia U17 Finals | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | | | |||||||
| Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | | |||||||
| Loko-76 Yaroslavl | MHL B | 17 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | | | |||||||
| Russia U17 | WHC-17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | |||||||
| Russia U18 |WJAC-19| | WJAC-19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | |||||||
| 2016-2017 | Loko Yaroslavl | JCWC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | ||||||
| Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 35 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 35 | | | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Loko-76 Yaroslavl | NMHL | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | | | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2017-2018 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 33 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 34 | | | Playoffs | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 | |
| Loko-76 Yaroslavl | NMHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 33 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | | | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Playoffs | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| Loko Yaroslavl | JCWC | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | | | |||||||
| Russia U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | | | |||||||
| Russia U20 (all) | International-Jr | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | | | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 54 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 | | | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loko Yaroslavl | JCWC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | |||||||
| Russia II (all) | International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | | | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Russia | EHT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | |||||||
| Russia (all) | International | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 29 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | | | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-2023 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 56 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 36 | | | Playoffs | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023-2024 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 42 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 30 | | | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colorado Eagles | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2024-2025 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | | | ||||||
| San Jose Sharks | NHL | 29 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | | | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | CSKA Moskva | KHL | 22 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | | |
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