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Ilya Kovalchuk nabs a buyer for NJ mansion amid listing Miami Beach condo

The 22,000-square-foot Alpine mansion at 10 Frick Drive comes with eight bedrooms, 11 full bathrooms, and three powder rooms and an indoor plunge pool.

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day: the worst contracts in pro sports history

July 1 is Bobby Bonilla Day, a celebration that will continue through 2035 as Bonilla collects $1.2 million check from the Amazins’ each time this year.

Hockey star Ilya Kovalchuk lists $15M NJ castle at massive discount

The Russian-born hockey star and his wife, Russian singer Nicole Andrazajtis, have relisted their Alpine, New Jersey, mansion.

Former New Jersey star's shootout goal sinks Devils

Ilya Kovalchuk scored the only shootout goal and the Montreal Canadiens rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Tuesday night at Prudential Center. The...

Hockey star wants $18M for massive Jersey mansion

Russian-born hockey star Ilya Kovalchuk is about to list his custom-built dream mansion at 10 Frick Drive in Alpine, NJ, for $17.99 million. Kovalchuk is now with the NHL’s Los...

NHL just can't help itself when it comes to its Coliseum feelings

This just in: After consultation with Senator Kamala Harris’ office, the Kings have decided to trade Ilya Kovalchuk. What on earth to make of that statement regarding playoff scheduling the...

Ilya Kovalchuk gets the last laugh in his return to New Jersey

New Jersey Devils fans came to the Prudential Center to jeer Ilya Kovalchuk. The home team certainly didn't give them a reason to cheer. Tyler Toffoli scored twice in 35...

Islanders put in the work to earn nice bounce-back win

There are just over three weeks until the trade deadline, meaning a lot can happen between now and the end of the season. But the Islanders are on their first-place...

Why NHL is moving slowly to change head-hitting rules

DALLAS — Surely, albeit too slowly to protect athletes currently at risk, change is coming to the way the NHL addresses hits to the head. That is the most significant takeaway...

Ilya Kovalchuk is returning to NHL after five-year absence

Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk has agreed to a three-year, $18.75 million deal to return to the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings. The club announced the deal Saturday with Kovalchuk,...

Inside the Rangers' makeover mindset with NHL draft at hand

Ah, the Rangers. You remember them. Went on a nice run for most of the decade. Trained their eyes on the prize. Made some mistakes trying to attain it. Fell...

Stanley Cup win doesn't erase Alex Ovechkin's ledger of losing

Alex Ovechkin provided the gravitational pull for his teammates that had been missing in each of his and the Capitals’ nine previous trips to the dance. He, and the notable...

Ilya Kovalchuk is Rangers' most obvious step forward

Regarding the Rangers, in the midst of organizational meetings at Glen Sather’s spread in La Quinta: 1. The selection of a coach to replace Alain Vigneault will inform the club’s...

A Devils legend is an ideal fit for the Rangers' coach

If the Rangers are seeking a coach who can teach while re-establishing a no-nonsense culture and hard-edged identity on Broadway, then management should simply look across the river to where...

Rangers GM backs Lundqvist's vision for next season

Henrik Lundqvist has support from general manager Jeff Gorton regarding the franchise goaltender’s statement that the Rangers’ focus for 2018-19 “has to be about winning.” Lundqvist first expressed that belief...

Rangers must go after Ilya Kovalchuk, who isn't who you think he is

Regarding the Rangers, whose playoff elimination tragic number was 15 points (Columbus) and 14 points (New Jersey) prior to Blue Jackets-Flyers in Philadelphia on Thursday: 1. Of course and absolutely...

A guide to Olympic hockey, including some potential future Rangers

A fairy tale once came true and it happened to “U-S-A, U-S-A,” but this isn’t 1980 and PyeongChang isn’t Lake Placid. So, pockets full of miracles a thing of hockey...

NHL GMs are wasting leverage gifted to them with bad deals

The bridge contract has become the Bridge over the River Kwai. Blown to bits this week by general managers in Buffalo and Winnipeg who might as well have whistled while...

Ilya Kovalchuk screws over Devils for last time

Despite the best efforts of Devils general manager Ray Shero, Ilya Kovalchuk is heading back to Russia. Shero attempted to trade Kovalchuk, and that effort intensified over the past four...

This is a turning point for bold Devils, who won't stop now

Ray Shero asked that Devils fans look at his actions as general manager and recognize the direction he is trying to lead the team. And Shero is correct that the...