On the appointment of the official website of the Chinese club. However, the details of the agreement between the 47-year-old Russian specialist and the club have not been disclosed. Kovalev on this post was replaced by the famous canadian specialist Kurt Fraser.
Kovalev worked in the coaching staff of the Chinese club in 2018. He has finished career of the hockey player in 2017, after which he worked as General Director of the Swiss club “Visp”, which previously played.
Kovalev – Olympic champion in 1992 in the United team. In Russian national team he became world champion in 2005. During his playing career Kovalev was twice champion of the USSR in the “Dynamo”, also played in the NHL, where in the “new York Rangers” won the Stanley Cup in 1995. Only in the NHL he scored 1029 points in 1316 games.
In the last season of “Kunlun” failed to reach the playoffs, and the new due to pandemic coronavirus team their home matches will hold at the arena in Mytishchi.
