In a blowout 7-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night, there was one bright spot in the game when Pavel Buchnevich scored his 100th career goal.
Buchnevich grew up in an athletic family as his mother, Yelena Razumova was a competitive skier while his father coached youth soccer.
Buchnevich played his youth hockey in his hometown of Cherepovets, starting with Almaz Cherepovets of the Junior Hockey League before signing a three-year contract with Severstal Cherepovets during the 2012-13 season.
Buchnevich was ranked 10th among International skaters heading into the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and was drafted in the third round (75th overall) by the New York Rangers but chose to remain with the KHL because he didn’t feel like he was ready to make the transition to North America right away.