Pari gbolohun yii: O gba akiyesi awọn olutọju NHL, Kovalenko wa ni ipo 33rd laarin awọn skaters kariaye, ṣaaju ki o to yan ni iyi kẹfa, 171st lapapọ, nipasẹ Colorado Avalanche ni 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Ó tẹ̀lé àpẹẹrẹ bàbá rẹ̀ tí àwọn Quebec Nordiques yàn ní ọdún
1990 NHL Entry Draft ati ki o dun mẹta-plus akoko pẹlu awọn Quebec / Colorado franchise.