NHL’s Andrei Kuzmenko steps away from team after father killed in Siberia bear attack

Alexander Kuzmenko was fatally injured on fishing trip Region had been flagged as site of recent bear activity Forward joined Pittsburgh Penguins this year Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has stepped away from the team after his father, Alexander Kuzmenko, was killed in a bear attack in Siberia this week. REN TV was the first to report the death of the 62-year-old, who was a well-known hockey coach in Russia. Continue reading...

Guardian sport · Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:08 AM
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NHL’s Andrei Kuzmenko steps away from team after father killed in Siberia bear attack

Alexander Kuzmenko was fatally injured on fishing trip
Region had been flagged as site of recent bear activity
Forward joined Pittsburgh Penguins this year

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has stepped away from the team after his father, Alexander Kuzmenko, was killed in a bear attack in Siberia this week.

REN TV was the first to report the death of the 62-year-old, who was a well-known hockey coach in Russia.

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