Five Evgeny Kuznetsov facts

Evgeny Kuznetsov has been touted as a potential world star for a number of years, and after starring in the NHL for the Washington Capitals, he was picked for the Russian national team World Cup squad. Here's some more player information:

Made an article for the Players' Tribune

Last year, Evgeny contributed with an piece for the Players' Trubine website, a personal players' diary with plenty of fascinating stories. In his monologue, Evgeny spoke about how he loved ice hockey much more than school, struck up a friendship with Alexander Syomin, and how the Russian style of game differs from North America. You can read it right here.

Made a stunning pass for Washington

Evgeny really is an expert at making the blind pass, and this proves it:

Netted a stunning goal at the 2016 World Championship

He isn't just good at passing, either, as this amazing marker against Switzerland in May proves:

Admired Alexei Kovalev

In that particular Players' Tribune article, Evgeny spoke about his admiration for Alexei Kovalev, and how when he couldn't play ice hockey, he simply watched YouTube videos of Alexei's skill.

"How much I do I love hockey? I can’t even describe. In Russia, we don’t really have a Christmas break, but from December 31 to January 3, everything closed. Even hockey school. These were the worst days of my life. Four days with no hockey, I get so depressed. I can’t even sleep. Just sit watching YouTube of Kovalev and wait."

Came close to Peter Forsberg's record

At the 2012 World Junior Championship, Evgeny netted a hat trick and notched up six assists in a thrashing of Latvia. However, despite that remarkable performance, Evgeny couldn't beat Peter Forsberg's record of ten points in a 20:1 demolition job of Japan.

Tomorrow, Evgeny will compete in Russia's second World Cup of Hockey warm-up match against the Czech Republic away.

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