the Ex-forward of “Los Angeles kings” Ilya Kovalchuk will continue his career in the National hockey League. He was able to negotiate a contract with the canadian club “Montreal Canadiens”.
according to the official website of canadian bilateral agreement with 36-year-old Russian forward is for one year. During this time, Kovalchuk will earn 700 thousand dollars, if will be in the main team.
The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with free agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk. The deal will pay Kovalchuk $700,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the AHL.#GoHabsGo https://t.co/VdpyijRjNh
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 3, 2020
this season, the Russian has played 17 matches for “kings”, typing in 9 (3 goals + 6 assists) points. Later, the leaders of “Los Angeles” decided to terminate the contract with Kovalchuk.