Biography
In 2020, unexpectedly for many, the striker of SA Andrei Kuzmenko became the leader of the Russian Hockey team, strengthening positions with each match. Explosive speed and fast hands make it extremely dangerous for defenders. Athlete's success recipe is simple - you need to post in each match.Childhood and youth
Andrei Aleksandrovich Kuzmenko was born on February 4, 1996 in Yakutsk. Athlete's mother is a sports psychologist, fond of sports and cycling, and father - coach in the Yakut Mammoth team.
Already a year and 8 months, the boy knew how to skate - first at home on the floor, and then on the rink, and then came to hockey. In the team he was the smallest and wore a large square helmet, like the Yaromir Yagra. When Andrei was 4 years old, the family moved to Moscow, having bought an apartment on the outskirts, and from 5 years, the young hockey player was engaged in the Moscow Bears Metal Club.
Waking up at 6 in the morning, the boy woke his parents and asked to take the training session as soon as possible. Playing the attack put his father - although Andrei himself wanted to be a goalkeeper, because they have a beautiful form. But the father asked the young player: And who will then score the washers? The argument seemed convincing.
Hockey
The career developed in CSKA with the coach Pavel Baulin and youth hockey league. With the Club "Red Army" on the account Kuzmenko Silver MHL in 2014, Gold MHL and Kharlamov Cup in 2017. Became the most valuable player playoff 2016-2017 (24 points). In the seasons 2015-2016 and 2017-2018, also played in the highest hockey league for the "Star" team from the city of Chekhov.At the age of 17, almost left for the Canadian hockey league, but, contrary to the agent agreements, was not chosen on the draft. In the same year, in the Uniorsky Draffhet of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) chosen under number 45. Debuted for CSKA on adult competitions in the 2014-2015 season, but performed for it irregularly, still conducting a part of the season in the farm clubs in the lower leagues. In the spring of 2017, playing in the season for CSKA 34 matches, extended the contract with the club for three years.
Only next season, 2017-2018, a breakthrough came to Kuzmenko, an athlete spent 45 matches for CSKA and helped to reach the Gagarin Cup final. As part of the team, four times became the owner of the first place in the division of Tarasov, three times - the first place in the Western Conference, three times won the continental cup, in 2015 he became the owner of the gold championship of Russia.
In August 2018, Kuzmenko exchanged in St. Petersburg SKA on Sergey Kalinin, where the hockey player immediately became a player of the main composition. Ska won the bronze championship of Russia in 2019 and silver in 2020. In the playoffs KHL 2020 SKA reached the semi-final.
As part of the Russia's youth team, he became the owner of four silver medals: Junior World Championships until 17 years 2013, youth team until 20 years old - 2016, the European Youth Olympic Festival - 2013 and the World Youth Cup of the Cup of 2014. Debuted for the adult national team of Russia in the 2017-2018 season. At the end of 2020, in the account of the player 8 matches for the main team at the Cup of the First Channel of 2018 and 2020 and in the Swedish Games of 2019 - and as many points.
Personal life
About the personal life of the SK hockey player prefers not to tell. In several interviews, Andrei Kuzmenko mentioned that his beloved girl was supported on his podium. Does not like to take photos and does not start a profile in "Instagram", because it does not want someone to see what he does, where he and with whom does not want life in sight.
Hockey player is not chasing money, believing that he will have time to earn and in 30 years. I bought an apartment in Moscow, in a remote area near the family, but the funds do not spend on "clothes and roles". Dreaming about the car while rushing on the mother of the mother, and wants to build the giving parents.
The growth of the athlete is 181 cm, the weight is 92 kg. Nickname - Kuzya.
Andrey Kuzmenko now
Although Andrei Kuzmenko did not always differ in Stability, as part of the national team, he opened a second breathing. In December 2020, Andrei was recognized as the best striker of the Russian national team at the Cup of the First Channel, where the Russians won three victories and took the first place. December 16 for the performance of the team Andrei received a prize "best scorer" from the Heroes Holochai award. Ahead was waiting for the first performance at the World Hockey Championships of 2021.The contract with the Hockey Club SKA in athlete is designed for 4 years and will end when Andrei will reach the age of 26 years. After that, Kuzmenko expects to try the forces in the American National Hockey League (NHL). His dream is to play 20 thousand spectators. It works with the Agent of Dan Milshtein, which he recommended him by the star forward NHL Nikita Kucher, confident that Kuzmenko in America is waiting for a great future.
During a pandemic of coronavirus infection participated in the project "Petersburg diary" "Stars wear masks", stressing that the well-being of loved ones and friends depends on ourselves. On Quarantine began to seriously learn English, playing the guitar, honed the ability to skip on surfing and dig a dig of and spinning.
Achievements
- 2016 - Silver winner of the World Youth Championship
- 2017 - Kharlamov Cup
- 2018 - Silver winner of the Russian Championship
- 2019 - Bronze medalist of the championship of Russia
- 2020 - Silver winner of the Russian Championship
- 2020 - the best Russian national team striker