The most difficult thing for me is to leave the New Jersey Devils, a great organization that I have a lot of respect for, and our fans that have been…

- Ilya Kovalchuk

I want to keep growing. I should take a couple steps every year if I want to be one of the best players in the league.

- Ilya Kovalchuk

I never want to be the poster guy. It's not me.

- Ilya Kovalchuk

I don't care about [being a star]. The most important thing for me now is just do my job.

- Ilya Kovalchuk

This decision was something I have thought about for a long time going back to the lockout and spending the year in Russia. Though I decided to retur…

- Ilya Kovalchuk