wɪð hɪz ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl kɚɹˈɪɹ æɾə stˈændstɪl, kɹˈɪvəkɹˌæsɑːv ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ɹˈʌʃə fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː dˈæʃ zˈiəɹoʊ θɹˈiː sˈiːzən, sˈaɪnɪŋ fɔːɹ ˈæmɚ kˈɑːbɐɹˌɑːvsk.
With his NHL career at a standstill, Krivokrasov returned to Russia for the 2002-03 season, signing for Amur Khabarovsk.