Ilya Kovalchuk Inks Deal With SKA St. Petersbugh Of Russia KHL

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    Russian team SKA St. Petersburg says it has signed forward Ilya Kovalchuk to a four-year contract.

    Last week, Kovalchuk walked away from $77 million left on his 15-year contract with the New Jersey Devils.

    SKA, a Kontinental Hockey League team, did not disclose the terms of the deal with Kovalchuk in its statement Monday. SKA president Gennady Timchenko described the 30-year-old Kovalchuk as a "real leader."

    Kovalchuk scored 417 goals and added 399 assists in 816 NHL games. His best seasons were in 2005-06 and 2007-08 when he scored a career-high 52 goals. He had three other 40-goal seasons.

    Source: ESPN
     
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