Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Kuwana kutariswa kwevanotsvaga veNHL, Kovalenko akaverengerwa 33rd pakati pevatambi vepasi rese, asati asarudzwa mumutambo wechitanhatu, 171st yakazara, neColorado Avalanche mu2018 NHL Entry Draft. Akatevera mumakwara ababa vake avo vakanyorwa neQuebec Nordiques mu1990 NHL Entry Draft
uye akatamba mwaka mitatu nepamusoro nechikwereti cheQuebec/Colorado.