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kostitsyn
nHL career
On May 1, 2007, Kostitsyn was signed to an amateur tryout contract with the Hamilton Bulldogs to assist the team in its playoff run. After not being inserted in the lineup, he returned home to Belarus to see his family. On May 26, Kostitsyn signed with the Montreal Canadiens for a 3 year entry level contract. He returned to be with the Hamilton team during their Calder Cup championship, although he did not see action in any games.

On December 12, 2007, after leading the Hamilton Bulldogs in points since the beginning of the season, Kostitsyn was called up by the Montreal Canadiens. On December 13, he played his first career NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers and left a good impression despite having little playing time. Sergei got his first career NHL point (an assist) against the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 15. Five days later, on December 20, Sergei got his first career NHL goal against the Washington Capitals. He had a three game point streak from December 20 to December 23.

On February 3, 2008, Ryan Hollweg was assessed a five minute penalty and ejected from a game against the Montreal Canadiens after intentionally checking Kostitsyn head first into the boards. The incident occurred after Hollweg was hit with an elbow by fellow Canadien Alexei Kovalev, which was missed by referees.


kovalev
Alexei Kovalev was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, first round, 15th overall, becoming the first Russian player to be drafted in the first round. Best known for his sleek stickhandling skills, he became an important part of the Rangers' 1994 Stanley Cup run, finishing with the third-most points for New York in the playoffs. Kovalev, Alexander Karpovtsev, Sergei Nemchinov, and Sergei Zubov were the first Russians to have their name on the Stanley Cup.

During the 1994--95 NHL lockout, Alexei was playing for the team of his origin city, Lada Togliatti, the Russian Champion of 1993--94 season. Kovalev scored 8 goals (and registered 8 assists) in 12 games. Kovalev occasionally stops in Togliatti to give clinics at his old hockey school. He also participated into Lada 30th anniversary game, and scored a hat trick for the Lada veterans team.

On November 25, 1998 he was traded, along with Harry York, to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Petr Nedved, Sean Pronger and Chris Tamer, with only 14 games played in the season. While only putting up 46 points in 63 games with the Penguins, he managed a strong effort with 12 points in 10 postseason games. The next few seasons, he had two of his best years yet with 76 and 95 points.

In a trade to mainly reduce their salary, Pittsburgh sent Kovalev back to the Rangers on February 10, 2003. He was sent, along with Dan LaCouture, Janne Laukkanen and Mike Wilson for Mikael Samuelsson, Rico Fata, Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner and cash.

On March 13, 2004 he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Jozef Balej and a second round selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. While only managing 3 points in 12 games in the regular season, Kovalev broke out in the 2003--2004 playoffs, where he registered six goals and ten points in eleven games for Montreal.

He spent the 2004--05 NHL lockout playing for Ak Bars Kazan, in the Russian Super League, where he registered 23 points in 35 games. Kovalev played for Russia in the 2005 World Championships in Austria, and was named the tournament's best forward.

As an Unrestricted Free Agent, he signed a four-year contract (worth $4.5 million per year) with Montreal on August 3, 2005 prior to the start of the 2005--06 NHL season. He scored his 300th career goal and recorded his 700th point on December 20, 2005 against Ottawa's Dominik Hašek in a dramatic 4--3 win.

A popular moment for Kovalev among Canadiens fans occurred on March 25, 2006. With the Canadiens playing their hated rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kovalev drove his elbow into Darcy Tucker's face, causing a brawl to erupt. It became a moment of almost cult-like status for Canadiens fans, t-shirts were made with the image, desktop wallpapers, etc.

In 2006, Warrior Hockey signed Kovalev to endorse their hockey sticks. Warrior designed a custom shaft known as the AK27 which caught the eye of several other NHLers, including Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara.

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He was drafted in the first round, fifth overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He spent his junior hockey career playing for the Tri-City Americans in the Western Hockey League and started his pro career with the Hamilton Bulldogs in the American Hockey League.

In 2007, the Montreal Canadiens signed Carey Price to a three year contract

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[Flash7j7]

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