Devils' Kovalchuk Ready After Contract Controversy
New Jersey left wing Ilya Kovalchuk said Friday that the NHL's punishment of the Devils for his original, rejected contract was unfair. At the same time, he separated himself from the issue.
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New Jersey left wing Ilya Kovalchuk said Friday that the NHL's punishment of the Devils for his original, rejected contract was unfair. At the same time, he separated himself from the issue.
The NHL has harshly penalized the New Jersey Devils for signing Ilya Kovalchuk to 17-year, $102 million contract that circumvented the league's salary cap.
A byproduct of the revised 15-year deal was that the Devils helped the NHL and its players union reach an agreement on long-term contracts
Go ahead and exhale hockey fans. The Ilya Kovalchuk melodrama finally has its happy ending. But Lou Lamoriello and company can hardly kick back and relax for the rest of the offseason.
Five weeks after rejecting Ilya Kovalchuk's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts.
The NHL has extended its deadline to Friday for approving Ilya Kovalchuk's $100 million, 15-year contract with the New Jersey Devils.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the New Jersey Devils have submitted a new contract to the league for Russian star Ilya Kovalchuk.
A top official of the National Hockey League Players' Association denied reports Thursday that Donald Fehr, the former leader of baseball's players' union, accepted an offer to take the top job at the NHLPA.
The NJ Devils could have some stiff competition for NHL star Ilya Kovalchuk. Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Kovalchuk's agent has reached out to the president of Russia's KHL.
The NHL has nixed New Jersey's second go at getting Ilya Kovalchuk signed with the Devils, the NY Post reports.
Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall will be the site of five professional hockey games this season.
The NJ Devils may be on the brink of signing Ilya Kovalchuk for the second time this offseason.
Devils team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said the Devils will continue working to re-sign the high scoring Russian.
Trenton coach Rick Kowalsky has been promoted and will be the head coach of the Albany Devils of the AHL. He will be assisted by Tommy Albelin, who was on Jacques Lemaire's staff with the Devils last season.
An arbitrator in the case regarding his 17-year, $102 million contract has ruled in favour of the NHL cancelling the deal, according to reports. The league has blocked the contract, saying that it circumvents the salary cap.
