Cornell University Athletics

2024-25 | SENIOR SEASON
Served as one of nine players who played in all 36 games on season, finishing with 14 points (5-9—14), all of which were single-season highs … posted career-long three-game point streak between Feb. 7-14 … lone game-winning goal came against RPI (March 1) in regular-season finale … scored game-tying, short-handed goal against Quinnipiac (March 21) in semifinals of ECAC Hockey Championship … concluded with plus-13 rating, tied for fourth-highest total on team … went 119-of-229 on faceoffs (.520 percent), highlighted by winning nine faceoffs against RPI (March 1) and Quinnpiac (March 21) … recipient of Sam Woodside Award at team's annual banquet, awarded to the senior player who has most improved in overall playing ability and has exhibited team leadership with his play at Cornell ... named to 2025 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team and was one of six Big Red players to earn AHCA/Krampde All-American Scholars honors.

2023-24 | JUNIOR SEASON
Appeared in seven games before sustaining season-ending injury against UMass (Dec. 29) ... registered lone point of season (assist) against Yale (Nov. 4).

2022-23 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Made 16 appearances on season, recording three points (1+2) ... netted lone goal of season at St. Lawrence (Nov. 11), while his assists came in succession against Brown (Feb. 24) and Yale (Feb. 25).

2021-22 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 19 of team's 32 games with four points (3+1) and plus-6 rating ... named ECAC Hockey Co-Rookie of the Week (Jan. 10) after scoring twice in two-game series at North Dakota (Jan. 7-8), where he scored game-winner in first game of series  ... became fourth Cornell player over team's last five games at Madison Square Garden to score first collegiate goal at The World's Most Famous Arena, opening scoring of Big Red's 6-4 victory over Boston University in Red Hot Hockey (Nov. 27).

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Posted 15 points (5+10) and plus-8 rating with USHL's division-winning Tri-City Storm in 2020-21 over 36 games ... spent previous two seasons with BCHL's Nanaimo Clippers, where he amassed 53 points (25+28) in 99 games ... served as Nanaimo's captain in 2019-20 ... selected to compete for Team Canada West in World Junior A Challenge ... ranked 168th among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting Bureau before 2020 NHL Entry Draft ... product of AAA programs at Burnaby Winter Club and Vancouver NE Chiefs.

PERSONAL
Kyler Ronald Kovich is the son of Ron and Laurie Kovich, and has one brother ... enrolled in the School of Hotel Administration.