Kovalenko Graduates

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Playing hard in the VHLM doesn't mean that one player has let their education sit by the wayside, unfinished. Slava Kovalenko, captain of the Mississauga Hounds, has finished his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Alaska Fairbanks online.

 

"It feels good to have that done." Kovalenko said over the phone when we reached out to him. "My parents and my grandparents really wanted me to make sure to finish that. Hockey sometimes doesn't last forever, and I also thought that majoring in business would enable me to make smart decisions with my finances later on." He minored in anthropology, noting an interest in the cultures of others from the time he was very young and able to read. Part of that, he believes, comes from living quite close to some First Nations reserves.

 

The ever-modest Kovalenko studied hard and graduated summa cum laude with the highest gpa in his graduating class. While not going to be able to take part in any of the graduation festivities, Kovalenko was invited by the university to record a valedictorian address to be played at the ceremony in a couple of weeks and he is hard at work, trying to decide what he wants to say.

 

But given his work ethic, both in the VHLM as well as school, there's no doubt that he'll find the words and move on to excel at whatever comes next for him.

 

 

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Edited August 21 by OblivionWalker

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Congrats!