Evgeny Kuznetsov
Russian ice hockey player (born 1992)
Biography
Yevgeny Evgenyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Евгений Евгеньевич Кузнецов; born 19 May 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL) and Traktor Chelyabinsk, SKA Saint Petersburg, Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL. He has represented Russia in junior and senior level competitions on numerous occasions, winning gold medals at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, as well as at the 2012 IIHF World Championship and 2014 IIHF World Championship.
Kuznetsov won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018, leading the playoffs in point-scoring with 32 points, the most by any player in a single postseason since Evgeni Malkin in 2009. Kuznetsov is known for his bird celebration he used throughout the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, as well as the rest of his career, earning him the nickname "the Birdman."
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Career highlights
Teams
- Traktor Chelyabinsk
- Belye Medvedi
- Washington Capitals
- Carolina Hurricanes
- SKA Saint Petersburg
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- Salavat Yulaev Ufa
- HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Awards & honours (1)
- Order of Honour
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