Ilya Gennadievich Konovalov (russian: Илья Геннадиевич Коновалов; born 13 July 1998) is a Russian professional

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currently playing for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Konovalov made his professional debut in his native Russia, with

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Hockey Club Lokomotiv (russian: ХК Локомотив, en, Locomotive HC), also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team, based in the city of Yaroslavl, playing in the top level Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ...

in the Kontinental Hockey League. He won the Rookie of the Year award for the

2018–19 KHL season The 2018–19 KHL season was the 11th season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 1 September 2018 and ended on 19 April 2019. Continental Cup winners CSKA Moscow became the first team to win the Gagarin Cup finals in a series s ...

. He was selected by the

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in the third-round, 85th overall, of the

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. Following his fourth season with Lokomotiv, Konovalov left at the conclusion of his contract and was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the

on 3 May 2021. In his first North American season in 2021–22, Konovalov was assigned by the Oilers to

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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for the entirety of the campaign. He made 17 appearances with the Condors, posting a 5-7-5 record with a 2.73 goals against average. On 1 May 2022, Konovalov's KHL rights were traded from Lokomotiv to

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

in exchange for financial compensation. On 8 June 2022, Konovalov's tenure with the Oilers ended as he was placed on unconditional waivers in order to mutually terminate the remaining year of his contract. On 12 June 2022, Konovalov was signed to a two-year contract with Dynamo Moscow through 2024.

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* 1998 births Living people Bakersfield Condors players HC Dynamo Moscow players Edmonton Oilers draft picks Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Russian ice hockey goaltenders HC Ryazan players Ice hockey people from Yaroslavl {{russia-icehockey-goaltender-stub