Andrei Kuzmenko of the Pittsburgh Penguins has taken a leave of absence following the reported death of his father, Alexander Kuzmenko, in a bear attack while fishing in Russia. The Penguins organization has expressed condolences, but independent confirmation of the details remains limited. Kuzmenko left the team to be with his family in Moscow after the tragic incident.
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