Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ịbụ onye ndị NHL scouts na-elebara anya, Kovalenko nọ n'ọkwa 33 n'etiti ndị na-agba ọsọ na mba ụwa, tupu a họpụta ya na agba nke isii, 171st n'ozuzu, site na Colorado Avalanche na 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Ọ gbasoro nzọụkwụ nna ya bụ onye ndị Quebec Nordiques họpụtara na
1990 NHL Entry Draft ma kpọọ ihe karịrị oge atọ na franchise Quebec / Colorado.