Andrey SenchenkoSport correspondentAll materialsEmail to the authorAndrey Kuzmenko will remember his debut in North America for a long time. The new season of the National Hockey League is rich in various scenarios. The fate of the debutants of the championship is one of these intriguing sections. Under the microscope will be considered, for example, the game of the first number of the last NHL draft Juraj Słafkowski. The debut of a talented Slovak for “Montreal” did not turn out bright, but it cannot be called a failure either. Andrey Kuzmenko is a completely different matter. After 8 seasons of “army” adventures in the Continental Hockey League, the Russian decided to try his hand at North America. Andrei's choice fell on Vancouver, where his compatriot Vasily Podkolzin is already on fire. The contract with the Canucks was for one year with a salary of $950,000. Whether it is a lot or a little is a secondary question. More importantly, Kuzmenko chose a club close to his liking. And the choice, according to the hockey player's agent Dan Milstein, his client had a wide one. «Over the past four years, almost all 32 NHL clubs have contacted us and had a dialogue with us. Six teams made it to the finals. We personally went to the cities, looked options, talked to the head coaches and general managers. In the end, Andrei was most comfortable with the dialogue with Vancouver. Therefore, he decided to continue his career with the Canucks,» Milstein said in an interview.
