Ilya Konovalov

Ilya Gennadievich Konovalov (; born 13 July 1998) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career Konovalov made his professional debut in his native Russia, with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Kontinental Hockey League. He won the Rookie of the Year award for the 2018–19 KHL season.

He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the third-round, 85th overall, of the 2019 NHL entry draft.

Following his fourth season with Lokomotiv, Konovalov left after his contract expired and was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on 3 May 2021. In his first North American season in 2021–22, Konovalov was assigned by the Oilers to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors 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 in exchange for financial compensation. On 8 June 2022, Konovalov's tenure with the Oilers ended as he was placed on unconditional waivers 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.

Having completed his contracted tenure with Dynamo, Konovalov's KHL negotiating rights were traded to Admiral Vladivostok before the 2024–25 season, on 5 August 2024. He was soon signed to a two-year contract extension with Vladivostok on 8 August 2024.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2014–15 Loko-Junior Yaroslavl MHLB 11 7 2 1 513 13 2 1.52 .933 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 11 7 1 2 603 16 3 1.59 .927 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Loko-Junior Yaroslavl MHLB 16 11 3 1 928 24 3 1.55 .936 — — — — — — — — 2016–17 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 32 17 11 3 1,741 55 7 1.90 .920 4 1 3 251 7 1 1.67 .931 2016–17 Loko-Junior Yaroslavl NMHL 1 0 1 0 59 2 0 2.05 .933 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 HC Ryazan VHL 12 3 5 2 598 21 0 2.11 .919 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Loko Yaroslavl MHL 11 9 0 2 669 20 2 1.79 .922 16 12 4 1020 21 4 1.23 .945 2017–18 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 7 5 1 0 385 10 0 1.56 .933 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 45 25 15 1 2,417 76 10 1.89 .930 8 3 3 422 17 1 2.42 .905 2019–20 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 40 14 18 6 2,228 91 4 2.45 .912 5 2 2 214 13 0 3.64 .888 2020–21 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 19 9 7 2 1,046 40 0 2.29 .923 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Bakersfield Condors AHL 17 5 7 3 946 43 0 2.73 .893 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Dynamo Moscow KHL 43 22 13 6 2,495 87 3 2.09 .922 5 2 2 273 12 1 2.64 .897 2023–24 Dynamo Moscow KHL 42 21 12 3 2,346 80 3 2.05 .921 6 2 3 298 14 0 2.82 .883 2024–25 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 18 4 9 0 786 44 0 3.36 .895 1 0 0 19 2 0 6.35 .800KHL totals 214 100 75 18 11,703 428 20 2.19 .920 25 9 10 1,226 58 2 2.84 .893