“Ilya has made an invaluable contribution to the championship.
We parted with him warmly, adding that the door to the "Vanguard" remains open for him.
If he has a desire to return, then we agreed to definitely consider this possibility.
Such leaders are not scattered around.
Recently, however, rumors have reached me that Ilya is thinking about ending his career.
The final decision has not been made by him, so far it is just a rumor.
I hope that a fire is still burning inside Kovalchuk: such a great master will be useful to any team.
But at the moment he is not present in the "Avangard" channel.
His representative with us does not get in touch with this idea ", - quotes Volkov" Sport-Express ".
Last season, 38-year-old Kovalchuk helped Avangard win the Gagarin Cup.
Earlier, CSKA explained the appointment of Fedorov as head coach.