1990 NHL Draft
Andrei Kovalenko in the 1990 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Andrei Kovalenko 148th overall in the 1990 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 8.
He was the eighth of the 13 Russians selected that year. It was the sixth of the 11 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 250 players selected in 1990, 98 have played in the NHL regular season. His 620 games put him 33rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 148
- Round and pick
- Round 8, pick 1
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 145–151 in the 1990 draft
- 145Pat NeatonD9 GP · 2 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 146Dimitri FrolovDCGYCalgary Flames
- 147James MackeyDBOSBoston Bruins
- 148Andrei KovalenkoR620 GP · 379 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 149Paul O'HaganDVANVancouver Canucks
- 150Wes McCauleyDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 151Patrik EnglundLPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1990 class
8th
of 13 Russians selected
87th
of 147 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 45Vyacheslav KozlovL1182 GP · 853 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 77Alexei ZhamnovC807 GP · 719 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 85Sergei ZubovD1068 GP · 771 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 109Viacheslav ButsayevC132 GP · 43 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 114Andrei KovalevRWSHWashington Capitals
- 142Viktor GordioukR26 GP · 11 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 146Dimitri FrolovDCGYCalgary Flames
- 148Andrei KovalenkoR620 GP · 379 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 158Alexander KarpovtsevD596 GP · 188 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 221Valeri ZelepukinL595 GP · 294 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
+ 3 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Andrei Kovalenko made his NHL debut on October 8, 1992, 2 years and 114 days after the draft.
620
Games
173
Goals
206
Assists
379
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1990 draft
- 1Owen NolanR1200 GP · 885 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 22Ryan HughesC3 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 43Brad ZavishaL2 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 106Jeff ParrottDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 127Dwayne NorrisR20 GP · 6 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 148Andrei KovalenkoR620 GP · 379 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 158Alexander KarpovtsevD596 GP · 188 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 169Pat MazzoliGQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 190Scott DavisDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 211Mika StrombergDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 232Wade KlippensteinLQUEQuebec Nordiques