Growing up in the cold city of St. Petersberg Russia, Jakub Bruchevski showed skills at an early age that would be a precursor to the skill he would show in the SHL. Born into a family already known for their athleticism, Jakub's mom being the starting Goalie for the Russian Women's National Team, and his farther a former soccer star. Jakub combine skills from both parents that lead to him dominating the junior hockey circuit. Jakub was so good that junior coaches in Moscow tried to recruit the young Bruchevski into moving and joining their teams. Jakub's parents refused to leave St. Petersberg which lead to his team being able to compete with the big name junior teams in Moscow like CSKA Moscow's youth team. What made Bruchevski was his ice in his veins / snake like approach, he would score without warning from impossible angles, it would take 2 or 3 kids to knock him off the puck, and almost never lost a race to a free puck. Before going overseas to play professional, Bruchevski leads the countries junior leagues in game winning goals under 2 mins remaining and overtime. What made Bruchevsk a star in Russia was his ability to combine his abilities passed down from his parents with an I will not be beaten attitude.