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Evgeny Kuznetsov has remained busy since winning a bronze medal at the 2016 World Championship last week. The Caps’ leading point scorer returned home to Chelyabinsk and, on Monday, participated in a youth hockey camp at the Traktor hockey school.

“Today was Evgeny Kuznetsov’s turn to share his experience with our young hockey players,” wrote one onlooker, Alfia, on Instagram. “Once an ordinary guy from Chelyabinsk, Evgeny has become an example for young athletes through his diligence and hard work.”

Kuznetsov led some skating and stick-handling drills before eventually cheesing in a a group picture with the campers.

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“The children didn’t want to let Evgeny go,” Alfia wrote on another Instagram photo. “They were standing quietly, but still were looking forward to the moment when it would be possible to have a conversation with their idol.”

Kuznetsov eventually made his way off the ice but not before taking countless other photos with kids at the arena.

Дети все не хотели отпускать Евгения)) Это еще дети стоят спокойно, Но все с нетерпением ждут момента, когда можно будет уже лично пообщаться со своим кумиром…. А что началось, когда родители ринулись на лед😂😹😸#ЕвгенийКузнецов#встречаскумиром A photo posted by Alfia (@alfia_gold) on May 30, 2016 at 6:28am PDT

Евгений Кузнецов на тренировке с малышами в Челябинске #евгенийкузнецов #челябинск #челябинскийхоккей #нашашкола A photo posted by Челябинский хоккейный портал (@chelyabinsk_hockey) on May 29, 2016 at 1:56am PDT

My best friend😜😜😜 A photo posted by Robert Garifullin (@the_bestrobert) on May 30, 2016 at 9:18am PDT

Хихихи A photo posted by Nastya Brylkina (@n.brylkina) on May 29, 2016 at 2:05am PDT

#хоккейст#NHL#хоккейныесборы2016 #челябинск#трактор#будущиечемпионы# A photo posted by Ксения Лушникова (@k.lushnikova) on May 29, 2016 at 7:01am PDT

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Translations and additional reporting by Olga Fedorova.