Svechnikov was born in Neftegorsk , Sakhalin Oblast , Russia , but following the 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake his family moved to Barnaul . Evgeny 's younger brother Andrei was drafted in the first round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes
1995 Neftegorsk earthquake
1995 Neftegorsk earthquake
Evgeny Svechnikov