Kirill Kovalenko
Kirill Kovalenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mayor of Kovdor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office August 6, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Natalia Ivanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
People's Deputy from Norindzhik Oblast's 1st District | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office August 1, 2014 – August 1, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Zakhar Pakhomov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Timofey Leskov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Kirill Andreyevich Kovalenko November 14, 1975 Poltovka, Shimanovsk Oblast, Volkia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Social Democratic Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Irina Solovyova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Norindzhik State University (BA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirill Andreyevich Kovalenko (born November 14, 1975), also known colloquially as "KK", is a Volkian former professional ice hockey player and politician who played his entire 20-season Volkian Hockey League (VHL) career with the Kovdor Falcons from 1993 to 2013. Kovalenko tallied 312 goals and 712 assists, for 1,024 points, in 1,217 VHL games, ranking him as the Falcons' all-time leading points scorer and one of the league's top points scorers. He captained the Falcons to two Polivanov Cups in 2008 and 2012. He was inducted into the VHL Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016.
Following his retirement from hockey, Kovalenko was elected to represent Norindzhik Oblast's 1st District in the Chamber of Deputies in 2012, a position he held until 2014 when he chose to run for mayor of Kovdor. He was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020. In April 2024 he was selected as the Social Democratic Union's candidate for the 2024 Volkian presidential election.
Early life
Kovalenko was born November 11, 1975 at Makar Demyanenko Memorial Hospital in Poltovka, Shimanovsk Oblast to Andrei Kovalenko (1949–2018) and Ludmila Trofimova (born 1954) and was raised in the nearby town of Zhitomir. His father played in the VHL for several teams from 1970 to 1986 while his mother is a retired banker.
He has two younger brothers, Viktor and Yuri, who also played professionally in the VHL. Both brothers hold coaching jobs in the VHL: Viktor is the current head coach of HC Kodinsk and Yuri is an assistant coach for the Beryozovka Panthers.
Playing career
Early years
Kovdor Falcons
Political career
Personal life
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