Transactions & Injuries
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| 2014-15 | ||
| 2014-07-04 |
Announced his retirement.
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| 2012-13 | ||
| 2013-06-10 |
Signed with the EHC Visp of the Switzerland National League B.
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| 2013-03-21 |
Announced his retirement.
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| 2013-01-18 |
Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers to a one-year contract.
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| 2013-01-08 |
Invited to training camp by the Florida Panthers.
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| 2011-12 | ||
| 2011-07-29 |
Signed with the Atlant Moscow of the KHL.
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| 2010-11 | ||
| 2011-02-24 |
Acquired from the Ottawa Senators.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired winger Alex Kovalev from the Ottawa Senators for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2011. |
| 2011-01-21 |
Missed 6 games (knee injury).
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| 2011-01-11 |
Knee injury, injured reserve.
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| 2009-10 | ||
| 2010-04-24 |
Missed the last regular season and first 6 playoff games (torn left acl).
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| 2010-04-10 |
Torn left ACL, sidelined indefinitely.
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| 2010-03-27 |
Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
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| 2010-03-26 |
Lower body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2009-11-26 |
Missed 3 games (personal reasons).
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| 2009-11-21 |
Personal reasons, day-to-day.
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| 2009-07-06 |
Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Ottawa Senators to a two-year contract.
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| 2008-09 | ||
| 2009-03-17 |
Missed 2 games (flu).
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| 2009-03-12 |
Flu, day-to-day.
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| 2006-07 | ||
| 2007-03-17 |
Missed 2 games (vertigo).
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| 2007-03-13 |
Vertigo, day-to-day.
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| 2007-02-26 |
Missed 7 games (left elbow injury).
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| 2007-02-15 |
Left elbow injury, early March.
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| 2007-02-13 |
Upper body injury, day-to-day.
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| 2005-06 | ||
| 2005-12-20 |
Missed 13 games (knee surgery).
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| 2005-11-14 |
Knee surgery, late December.
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| 2005-08-03 |
Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Montreal Canadiens to a four-year contract.
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| 2004-05 | ||
| 2004-11-03 |
NHL lockout: Signed with the Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Hockey League.
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| 2003-04 | ||
| 2004-03-11 |
Missed 2 games (separated right shoulder).
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| 2004-03-06 |
Separated right shoulder, day-to-day.
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| 2004-03-05 |
Shoulder injury, left game.
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| 2004-03-02 |
Acquired from the New York Rangers.
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The Montreal Canadiens acquired right wing Alexei Kovalev from the New York Rangers for winger Jozef Balej and a second-round draft pick 2004. |
| 2003-08-13 |
Re-signed by the New York Rangers.
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| 2002-03 | ||
| 2003-02-10 |
Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Pittsburgh Penguins traded Alexei Kovalev, Dan LaCouture, Janne Laukkanen and Mike Wilson to the New York Rangers for Mikael Samuelsson, Rico Fata, Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner and cash. |
| 2002-12-10 |
Missed 1 game (triceps injury).
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| 2002-12-07 |
Triceps injury, day-to-day.
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| 2001-02 | ||
| 2002-04-14 |
Missed the last regular season game (hip flexor).
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| 2002-04-12 |
Hip flexor, day-to-day.
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| 2002-04-10 |
Missed 1 game (fatigued).
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| 2002-04-08 |
Fatigued, day-to-day.
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| 2001-11-13 |
Missed 13 games (knee injury).
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| 2001-10-16 |
Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
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| 2000-01 | ||
| 2001-03-24 |
Suspended by the NHL for 3 games.
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| 2020-21 | ||
| 1991-06-22 |
Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1st round (15th overall) in 1991.
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