Penguins forward Kuzmenko steps away after father killed by bear

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 24 Sept, 18:34 · Archive

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has stepped away from the team after his father was fatally attacked by a bear in Siberia.

Andrei Kuzmenko, a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins, has stepped away from the team following his father Alexander Kuzmenko's death in a bear attack in Siberia this week. Alexander, 62, was a well-known hockey coach in Russia and was killed while on a fishing trip in a region flagged for recent bear activity.

How it is being reported

• Horror for Pittsburgh Penguins hockey star as his father is killed in bear attack on remote Russian fishing tripDaily Mail Sport · 24 Sept, 20:12
• Andrei Kuzmenko leaves Penguins after father Alexander killed by bearNew York Post · 24 Sept, 18:23
• NHL’s Andrei Kuzmenko steps away from team after father killed in Siberia bear attackGuardian Sport · 24 Sept, 18:08
• Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko's father killed in bear attack on remote Russia fishing tripFox News · 24 Sept, 15:50

In this story: Andrei Kuzmenko · Alexander Kuzmenko · Pittsburgh Penguins · Siberia · Russia

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