Hockey player Kuzmenko changed the playing number in " Pittsburgh" after the death of his father

On the website of the National Hockey League, it is reported that Pittsburgh Penguins striker Andrei Kuzmenko changed the playing number after the death of his father Alexander Kuzmenko.

After moving from the Los Angeles Kings to Pittsburgh, Kuzmenko chose number 10, but now he will perform under 62, since his father was 62 years old.

Andrei Kuzmenko is 30 years old, and in July he moved to Pittsburgh as a free agent. Previously, the Russian played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian hockey player signed a contract with the NHL club.