Alexei "Alex" Vyacheslavovich Kovalev (Russian: Алексей Вячеславович Ковалёв, Aleksey Vyacheslavovich Kovalyov; born February 24, 1973) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the New York Rangers, with whom he was originally drafted and has won a Stanley Cup in 1994. One of his nicknames among francophone Canadiens fans is L'Artiste (The Artist) due to his stickhandling prowess. (wikipedia)
