Evgeny Kuznetsov

Evgeny Kuznetsov was predicted a bright future from his youth. He lived up to expectations, achieving incredible success in hockey. The athlete conquered the ice arenas of Russia and brought many victories to the American team "Washington Capitals".

Evgeny Kuznetsov was already closely associated with sports in the early years of his biography. The boy was born in Chelyabinsk in 1992, and at the age of 6 he started skating. The basics of hockey were taught by the child's father, but soon the game captured Zhenya with his head, and he joined the ranks of the sports school "Tractor".

The Ice Palace was located 100 meters from the Kuznetsovs' house, so the little athlete literally began to disappear within its walls. He was already hardworking then: instead of the standard 2 hours that are allotted for training, I raced on the ice for 8 hours in a row. The exercises were sometimes delayed until night, Zhenya was engaged with other teams and asked the guards to let him in after closing. The boy considered winter holidays a torment, because everyone was on vacation, and he could not play hockey.

Vladimir Shabunin, Evgeny's first coach and the head of the Tractor-1992 team, immediately recognized the talent in the child. Perseverance in achieving goals and an adequate response to criticism were added to the natural data. Working with the ward was only a pleasure for the mentor.

Not surprisingly, the training quickly began to bear fruit. When Kuznetsov turned 9 years old, he officially fought in the tournament for the first time. The opponent was the Magnitogorsk team, which "Tractor" defeated with a score of 12:2. In this competition, Zhenya proved himself as a promising scorer.

In 2004, a new coach, Alexander Shvarev, took a group of young hockey players under his wing. The man had already heard about the Ural nugget, but still did not cease to be surprised by Kuznetsov's talent.

Soon Eugene became cramped on the ice with his peers, and he began to play with adult athletes. The young man was accepted into the main team of Tractor when he was 17 years old, and he immediately proved that it was not for nothing — he scored two goals in 35 matches.

Shortly after the start of his professional career, Kuznetsov won the title of the best player of "Tractor". And then he was called up to the Russian youth national team. The first championship with the participation of Eugene failed for the country, the guys only got to the 6th place. The athlete was upset by this event, he began to train with even more perseverance.

The efforts were not in vain — in 2011, at a meeting of youth teams in American Buffalo, Kuznetsov became the author of the decisive goal and won the title of world champion. The game turned out to be beautiful, with intrigue: the Russian national team almost lost to Canada, but in the end pulled out a victory with a score of 5:3.

A year later, the player already held the post of captain of the national team, which managed to get silver at the World Youth Championship. Zhenya's personal achievement in this tournament is that according to the results of the points scored and the conduct of the game, he was named the best striker. The next world championship again ended with Kuznetsov's triumph, the Russian national team took 1st place, this achievement was repeated in 2014.

A hockey player capable of playing in different positions, be it a defender, a center or an extreme striker, is a coveted candidate for the world leagues. Back in 2010, Evgeny was drafted by the Washington Capitals NHL team. Then, at a ceremony in Los Angeles, Alexander Ovechkin congratulated his ice colleague on his career achievement.

After that, the player continued to play for Tractor. In his native Chelyabinsk, he was a star and a favorite of the public. But when the team did not make the playoffs, Kuznetsov was hit by a wave of criticism, and his social media accounts were filled with insults and negative comments. Then he realized that his career in Russia had come to an end and it was time to leave.

In 2014, the Ural nugget terminated the contract with Tractor and already in the spring played for Washington, whose representatives promised the Russian $ 900 thousand a year. After moving to the American capital, the player first lived with Ovechkin, who showed his compatriot the city and introduced him to the local order. They became not only colleagues on the ice, but also comrades in life, and spoke warmly about each other in interviews.

He made his debut for Washington in a match against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and at the end of the season, the hockey player revealed his potential. Therefore, the contract with him was repeatedly extended, and he allowed the team to replenish the piggy bank of achievements with the Presidential Cup.

But the most significant award, which Kuznetsov was involved in winning, was the Stanley Cup, won in 2018. Although Ovechkin won the vote for the best player who proved himself in the playoff matches, the coach and experts said that Evgeny deserves this title no less.

But after the winning season, the next one followed, remembered by fans with a doping scandal involving a star. According to the results of the tests, cocaine was found in the athlete's blood, which is why he was suspended from participating in the world championships for 4 years and stripped of the title of bronze world champion, won together with the Russian national team in 2019.

Although many feared for the athlete's career in the NHL, he continued to glorify the Washington Capitals. However, later Eugene still had to be punished, but for a different reason. He was disqualified for 4 matches due to violations of the rules adopted in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. The athlete felt the consequences of infection with the virus on himself and admitted that he would not wish this to anyone.

The celebrity's personal life turned out well. At the beginning of June 2011, a magnificent wedding of a hockey player took place at the Tractor ice arena. Anastasia Zinovieva became the chosen one. My wife is also from a sports family — younger brothers were fond of hockey, trained in the same club as Zhenya. That's where the couple met.

Four years after the wedding ceremony, the spouse gave the athlete a daughter, who was named Yesenia. And a few years later, his heir was born — his son Fedor. The happy father later posted a photo of his beloved and child on the Instagram page.

The beginning of 2021 turned out to be difficult for the athlete, the consequences of the illness and the inability to regularly go on the ice were affected. But already in April, the Washington Capitals scored a bright victory in an away match against the Boston Bruins. The players from the star team scored 8 goals, and he made several assists. And in the summer it became known that Evgeny will perform with the Russian national team at the Olympics in Tokyo.

Now Evgeny continues to train in order to improve statistics and delight fans with new achievements.

2009 - Silver medalist of the World Championship among junior teams

2011 - World Champion among youth teams

2012 - Silver medalist of the World Championship among youth teams

2012, 2014 - World Champion

2012 - Winner of the Continental Cup

2012 - Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship/KHL

2013 - Silver medalist of the Russian Championship/KHL

2016, 2017 - Bronze medalist of the World Championship

2016, 2017 - Presidential Cup

2018 - Prince of Wales Prize

2018 - Stanley Cup

Biography

Childhood and youth

Hockey

Personal life

Evgeny Kuznetsov now

Progress

Progress

Personal life

The celebrity's personal life turned out well. At the beginning of June 2011, a magnificent wedding of a hockey player took place at the Tractor ice arena. Anastasia Zinovieva became the chosen one. My wife is also from a sports family — younger brothers were fond of hockey, trained in the same club as Zhenya. That's where the couple met.

Four years after the wedding ceremony, the spouse gave the athlete a daughter, who was named Yesenia. And a few years later, his heir was born — his son Fedor. The happy father later posted a photo of his beloved and child on the Instagram page.

Evgeny Kuznetsov now

The beginning of 2021 turned out to be difficult for the athlete, the consequences of the illness and the inability to regularly go on the ice were affected. But already in April, the Washington Capitals scored a bright victory in an away match against the Boston Bruins. The players from the star team scored 8 goals, and he made several assists. And in the summer it became known that Evgeny will perform with the Russian national team at the Olympics in Tokyo.

Now Evgeny continues to train in order to improve statistics and delight fans with new achievements.

Progress

Biography

Evgeny Kuznetsov was predicted a bright future from his youth. He lived up to expectations, achieving incredible success in hockey. The athlete conquered the ice arenas of Russia and brought many victories to the American team "Washington Capitals".

Childhood and youth

Evgeny Kuznetsov was already closely associated with sports in the early years of his biography. The boy was born in Chelyabinsk in 1992, and at the age of 6 he started skating. The basics of hockey were taught by the child's father, but soon the game captured Zhenya with his head, and he joined the ranks of the sports school "Tractor".

The Ice Palace was located 100 meters from the Kuznetsovs' house, so the little athlete literally began to disappear within its walls. He was already hardworking then: instead of the standard 2 hours that are allotted for training, I raced on the ice for 8 hours in a row. The exercises were sometimes delayed until night, Zhenya was engaged with other teams and asked the guards to let him in after closing. The boy considered winter holidays a torment, because everyone was on vacation, and he could not play hockey.

Vladimir Shabunin, Evgeny's first coach and the head of the Tractor-1992 team, immediately recognized the talent in the child. Perseverance in achieving goals and an adequate response to criticism were added to the natural data. Working with the ward was only a pleasure for the mentor.

Not surprisingly, the training quickly began to bear fruit. When Kuznetsov turned 9 years old, he officially fought in the tournament for the first time. The opponent was the Magnitogorsk team, which "Tractor" defeated with a score of 12:2. In this competition, Zhenya proved himself as a promising scorer.

In 2004, a new coach, Alexander Shvarev, took a group of young hockey players under his wing. The man had already heard about the Ural nugget, but still did not cease to be surprised by Kuznetsov's talent.

Soon Eugene became cramped on the ice with his peers, and he began to play with adult athletes. The young man was accepted into the main team of Tractor when he was 17 years old, and he immediately proved that it was not for nothing — he scored two goals in 35 matches.

Hockey

Shortly after the start of his professional career, Kuznetsov won the title of the best player of "Tractor". And then he was called up to the Russian youth national team. The first championship with the participation of Eugene failed for the country, the guys only got to the 6th place. The athlete was upset by this event, he began to train with even more perseverance.

The efforts were not in vain — in 2011, at a meeting of youth teams in American Buffalo, Kuznetsov became the author of the decisive goal and won the title of world champion. The game turned out to be beautiful, with intrigue: the Russian national team almost lost to Canada, but in the end pulled out a victory with a score of 5:3.

A year later, the player already held the post of captain of the national team, which managed to get silver at the World Youth Championship. Zhenya's personal achievement in this tournament is that according to the results of the points scored and the conduct of the game, he was named the best striker. The next world championship again ended with Kuznetsov's triumph, the Russian national team took 1st place, this achievement was repeated in 2014.

A hockey player capable of playing in different positions, be it a defender, a center or an extreme striker, is a coveted candidate for the world leagues. Back in 2010, Evgeny was drafted by the Washington Capitals NHL team. Then, at a ceremony in Los Angeles, Alexander Ovechkin congratulated his ice colleague on his career achievement.

After that, the player continued to play for Tractor. In his native Chelyabinsk, he was a star and a favorite of the public. But when the team did not make the playoffs, Kuznetsov was hit by a wave of criticism, and his social media accounts were filled with insults and negative comments. Then he realized that his career in Russia had come to an end and it was time to leave.

In 2014, the Ural nugget terminated the contract with Tractor and already in the spring played for Washington, whose representatives promised the Russian $ 900 thousand a year. After moving to the American capital, the player first lived with Ovechkin, who showed his compatriot the city and introduced him to the local order. They became not only colleagues on the ice, but also comrades in life, and spoke warmly about each other in interviews.

He made his debut for Washington in a match against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and at the end of the season, the hockey player revealed his potential. Therefore, the contract with him was repeatedly extended, and he allowed the team to replenish the piggy bank of achievements with the Presidential Cup.

But the most significant award, which Kuznetsov was involved in winning, was the Stanley Cup, won in 2018. Although Ovechkin won the vote for the best player who proved himself in the playoff matches, the coach and experts said that Evgeny deserves this title no less.

But after the winning season, the next one followed, remembered by fans with a doping scandal involving a star. According to the results of the tests, cocaine was found in the athlete's blood, which is why he was suspended from participating in the world championships for 4 years and stripped of the title of bronze world champion, won together with the Russian national team in 2019.

Although many feared for the athlete's career in the NHL, he continued to glorify the Washington Capitals. However, later Eugene still had to be punished, but for a different reason. He was disqualified for 4 matches due to violations of the rules adopted in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. The athlete felt the consequences of infection with the virus on himself and admitted that he would not wish this to anyone.

Progress

2009 - Silver medalist of the World Championship among junior teams

2011 - World Champion among youth teams

2012 - Silver medalist of the World Championship among youth teams

2012, 2014 - World Champion

2012 - Winner of the Continental Cup

2012 - Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship/KHL

2013 - Silver medalist of the Russian Championship/KHL

2016, 2017 - Bronze medalist of the World Championship

2016, 2017 - Presidential Cup

2018 - Prince of Wales Prize

2018 - Stanley Cup