Andrei Kuzmenko revealed the emotional reason behind switching to jersey number 62 after his father's fatal bear attack during a fishing trip in Siberia.
Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko will change his jersey number to 62 in honor of his father, who was killed in a bear attack in Russia last week at age 62.
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Penguins' Andrei Kuzmenko changes jersey number to 62 in honor of father after fatal bear attack
Alexander Kuzmenko was 62 years old when he died.
Andrei Kuzmenko's father, a longtime hockey coach, was fatally attacked by a bear while fishing in a restricted area of Russia's Republic of Tuva.
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Penguins F Andrei Kuzmenko switches jersey to No. 62 to honor father killed in bear attack in Russia
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko is changing his jersey number to 62 to honor his father Alexander, who died in a bear attack in Russia last week at age 62 ...
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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko revealed that he changed his jersey number from No. 10 to No. 62 to honor his father, who was recently killed in a bear attack.
Andrei Kuzmenko joined the Penguins this offseason. Jeanine Leech / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Alexander Kuzmenko, the 62-year-old father of Pittsburgh Penguins forward ...
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