Career
Kuryanov started his career in Ust-Kamenogorsk before moving to Omsk in 1998 along with his coach Sergei Gersonsky and a bunch of other talented youngsters, including Alexander Perezhogin. Since he was considered less talented than other young forwards like Alexander Svitov and Stanislav Chistov who played in Avangard Omsk at the time, Kuryanov"s path to seniors was a difficult one. He was sent on loan to Mostovik (Kurgan) and then The Human Context Sibir Novosibirsk to gain first-team experience before making his debut for Avangard in the 2002-2003 season.
He then went from strength to strength getting capped for Russia in December 2004 and becoming fans" favourite at his own club
In the 2006-2007 season, Kuryanov scored 30 goals which became the record for an Avangard player. On October 13, 2008, Kuryanov suffered a major career setback and a psychological blow when Alexei Cherepanov with whom they played in the same line collapsed on the bench and died during the game against Vityaz Chekhov.
Kuryanov scored 3 times and made 3 assists during his 9 games at the tournament. He dedicated this victory to Cherepanov.