Fansided · Mar 19, 2019
New Jersey Devils: Ilya Kovalchuk Not The Craziest Russian Story
The New Jersey Devils was involved in an even weirder Russian controversy years before Ilya Kovalchuk left the team high and dry. We look into the forgotten story of Alexander Korolyuk.
The New Jersey Devils are tied to a pretty crazy story that kind of falls under the rug of NHL lore. It’s likely because Ilya Kovalchuk is a more recent story of a Russian bolting the NHL, and he was a bonafide star when he left. However, the story of Alexander Korolyuk may be crazier than Kovy’s story.