Penguins' Kuzmenko takes leave after father killed in Siberian bear attack

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has stepped away from the team after his father died in a bear attack on a fishing trip in Siberia.

• The Penguins announced Thursday that Kuzmenko, 30, is taking a leave of absence to return to Moscow.
• Russian outlet REN TV reported that Alexander Kuzmenko, 62, a hockey coach, was attacked by a bear Tuesday during the trip in Siberia's Tuva Republic.
• Alexander was airlifted to a hospital in Kyzyl and pronounced dead Wednesday.
• General manager Kyle Dubas said the Penguins give the family full support and asked that their privacy be respected.