Login
Login

Andrei Kuzmenko

{{Short description|Russian ice hockey player (born 1996)}}

{{Family name hatnote|Alexandrovich|Kuzmenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Andrei Kuzmenko

| image = {{CSS image crop |Image=Andrei Kuzmenko.jpg |bSize=400 |cWidth=230|cHeight=265 |oTop=90 |oLeft=70 |Location=center}}

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Kuzmenko with the Los Angeles Kings in 2025

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|4}}

| birth_place = Yakutsk, Russia

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 203

| position = Winger

| shoots = Right

| league = NHL

| team = Los Angeles Kings

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| former_teams = CSKA Moscow
SKA Saint Petersburg
Vancouver Canucks
Calgary Flames
Philadelphia Flyers

| ntl_team = RUS

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2014

| career_end =

}}

Andrei Alexandrovich Kuzmenko ({{langx|ru|Андрей Александрович Кузменко}}; born February 4, 1996) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Kuzmenko made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with CSKA Moscow during the 2014–15 KHL season.{{cite web| url = http://en.khl.ru/players/19215/games/ | title = Andrei Kuzmenko player profile | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League | date = March 4, 2018 | accessdate = March 4, 2018}} In the 2017–18 season, Kuzmenko broke out as a 21-year-old establishing career bests of 13 goals and 25 points in 45 games with CSKA. In helping the club reach the Gagarin Cup finals, he produced four goals in 15 games.

Approaching the 2018–19 season, Kuzmenko was traded by CSKA to fellow contending club, SKA Saint Petersburg in exchange for Sergey Kalinin on August 8, 2018.{{cite web| url = https://www.khl.ru/news/2018/08/08/403760.html | title = SKA trades Kalinin to CSKA for Kuzmenko | publisher = Kontinental Hockey League | date = August 8, 2018 | accessdate = August 8, 2018 | language = Russian}} In his fourth year with SKA in the 2021–22 season, Kuzmenko increased his offensive output to over a point-per-game leading SKA in scoring with 20 goals and 33 assists for 53 points in 45 regular season games. He led the team in the postseason, continuing his scoring pace with 14 points in as many contests before losing in the Conference finals to eventual champions and former club, CSKA Moscow.{{Cite web |title=Who is Andrei Kuzmenko? Russian star coming over to NHL after signing with Canucks |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/andrei-kuzmenko-russian-star-nhl-signing-canucks/naosmvkinvrxg0mhuoh78y3o |access-date=February 10, 2024 |website=www.sportingnews.com |date=June 20, 2022}}

As an undrafted free agent and having gained NHL interest, on June 20, 2022, Kuzmenko was signed to a one-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks.{{cite web| url = https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/top-khl-forward-andrei-kuzmenko-set-to-sign-with-canucks/ | title = Top KHL forward Andrei Kuzmenko set to sign with Canucks | publisher = SportsNet | date = June 20, 2022 | accessdate = June 20, 2022}}{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/andrei-kuzmenko-vancouver-canucks-1.1815404 | title = KHL star Kuzmenko to sign with Canucks | publisher = The Sports Network | date = June 20, 2022 | accessdate = June 20, 2022}} He made his NHL debut on October 13, where he scored a goal in the eventual 5–3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.{{cite web |title=Canucks' Andrei Kuzmenko: Gets goal in NHL debut |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/canucks-andrei-kuzmenko-gets-goal-in-nhl-debut/ |work=CBS Sports |access-date=November 4, 2022 |date=October 13, 2022}} He continued to produce steadily through the early parts of the season; on November 3, he recorded his first career NHL hat-trick in a four-point game, as the Canucks took an 8–5 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. By this time, Kuzmenko had tallied six goals and four assists for 10 points through 11 games.{{cite web |title=Kuzmenko nets first NHL hat trick as Canucks down Ducks |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/kuzmenko-nets-first-nhl-hat-trick-as-canucks-down-ducks/ |publisher=Sportsnet |access-date=November 4, 2022 |date=November 4, 2022}} Establishing himself as one of the Canucks top offensive contributors, Kuzmenko as an impending free agent opted to remain with the Canucks in signing a two-year, $11 million contract extension on January 26, 2023.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/vancouver-canucks-reach-two-year-11m-extension-with-andrei-kuzmenko-1.1911546 | title = Canucks reach two-year, $11 million extension with Kuzmenko | publisher = The Sports Network | date = January 26, 2023 | accessdate = January 26, 2023}}

On January 31, 2024, in the midst of a struggling sophomore season that saw him get healthy scratched multiple times, Kuzmenko, along with multiple draft picks and prospects, was traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for forward Elias Lindholm.{{cite web |title=Flames Make Deal With Canucks |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/flames-make-deal-with-canucks |website=NHL.com |access-date=February 1, 2024 |date=January 31, 2024}}

On January 30, 2025, Kuzmenko, along with Jakob Pelletier and two draft picks, was traded by the Flames to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost.{{cite web |title=Flyers Acquire Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier and Draft Picks From Calgary for Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-acquire-andrei-kuzmenko-jakob-pelletier-and-draft-picks-from-calgary-for-joel-farabee-and-morgan-frost |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 31, 2025 |date=January 30, 2025}} On March 7, after playing seven games with the Flyers, Kuzmenko was traded to the Los Angeles Kings along with a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL entry draft in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL entry draft, with 50% of his salary being retained by the Flyers.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Sportsnet |date=2025-03-07 |title=Kings acquire Andrei Kuzmenko from Flyers for third-round pick |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/kings-acquire-andrei-kuzmenko-from-flyers-for-third-round-pick/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Sportsnet.ca}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;"
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

2012–13

| Krasnaya Armiya

| MHL

| 49

57128

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Krasnaya Armiya

| MHL

| 36

1318312

| 18

3360
2014–15

| Krasnaya Armiya

| MHL

| 37

20214120

| 13

410140
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| CSKA Moscow

| KHL

| 12

1230

| 1

0000
2015–16

| CSKA Moscow

| KHL

| 15

1230

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Zvezda Chekhov

| VHL

| 17

2462

| —

————
2015–16

| Krasnaya Armiya

| MHL

| 5

1340

| 7

8192
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| CSKA Moscow

| KHL

| 34

69156

| 1

0002
2016–17

| Zvezda Chekhov

| VHL

| 23

1117284

| 5

1340
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Krasnaya Armiya

| MHL

| 3

3030

| 13

1113246
2017–18

| CSKA Moscow

| KHL

| 45

13122512

| 15

4156
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Zvezda Chekhov

| VHL

| 7

55102

| —

————
2018–19

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 58

12193120

| 9

0004
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 49

1419336

| 4

3140
2020–21

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 57

18193714

| 15

4264
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| SKA Saint Petersburg

| KHL

| 45

20335310

| 16

771412
2022–23

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 81

3935748

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 43

813216

| —

————
2023–24

| Calgary Flames

| NHL

| 29

1411256

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| Calgary Flames

| NHL

| 37

4111512

| —

————
2024–25

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 7

2350

| —

————
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2024–25

| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 22

512172

| 6

3364
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3"|KHL totals

! 315 !! 85 !! 115 !! 200 !! 68

! 61 !! 18 !! 11 !! 29 !! 28

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3"|NHL totals

! 219 !! 72 !! 85 !! 157 !! 34

! 6 !! 3 !! 3 !! 6 !! 4

=International=

border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;"
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

2013

| Russia

| U17

| {{silver2}}

| 6

1012
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016

| Russia

| WJC

| {{silver2}}

| 7

0002
2021

| ROC

| WC

| 5th

| 2

1120
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4"|Junior totals

! 13 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 4

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4"|Senior totals

! 2 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 0

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Ice hockey stats| hockeydb = 180618}}
  • {{KHL profile|19215|Andrei Kuzmenko}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuzmenko, Andrei}}

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:Calgary Flames players

Category:HC CSKA Moscow players

Category:Los Angeles Kings players

Category:Philadelphia Flyers players

Category:Russian ice hockey left wingers

Category:SKA Saint Petersburg players

Category:Sportspeople from Yakutsk

Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players

Category:Vancouver Canucks players

Category:Zvezda Chekhov players