“He’s small but has been one of the top goaltenders in the KHL” ________
“Small but very athletic, moves well laterally, good recovery“
“Likes to be aggressive and challenge shooters“
“Anticipates the play extremely well and shows great poise“
“Very quick glove hand but can be beat high“
“Rebound control is still a little shaky“
“Don’t ask him to stickhandle”
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RECENT HEADLINES
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Ranked #17 Oilers Prospect by Cult of Hockey panel (06/22/20)
FUTURE WATCH: Oilers 2019 draft class year courtesy of NHL.com (06/22/20)
Oilers Prospect named to KHL All-star game by Zach Laing for Oilersnation.com
Edmonton looks to KHL phenom by Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey (08/06/19)
Oilers take over-over-ager goalie with 85th pick in NHL draft by David Staples of the Cult of Hockey (06/23/19)
The rapid rise of Ilya Konovalov courtesy of Andy Potts for en.KHL.ru (06/14/19)
Teams should take a chance on on Ilya Konovalov by David Ciss courtesy of Puckprose.com (03/13/19)
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
- Konovalov gloves Tarasov shot (09/10/20)
- Big glove save (09/03/20)
- Game Highlights vs. Dynamo (10/18/19)
- Spartak vs. Lokomotiv highlights (11/16/18)
- The Drill : Episode 13 – Raphael & Ilya (06/27/19)
- 2019 Draft Recap with Bob Green (06/22/19)
- Edmonton Oilers select Ilya Konovalov 85th overall (06/22/19)
- 2018-19 Season Highlights for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
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OTHER NEWS & NOTES
- Undrafted for 3 years until Edmonton drafted him as a 20 year old.
- Won the Aleksei Cherepanov Award as Rookie of the Year in the KHL in 2020
- Drafted 85th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 2019