Career
He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 15th overall, of the 2000 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Despite his high draft status, Kryukov has never played a professional game in North America, spending his entire career to date in his native Russia. He has played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
The Human Context Sibir Novosibirsk, Vityaz Chekhov, and SKA Saint St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.
Kryukov missed the entire 2009-2010 KHL season due to a knee injury suffered in the pre-season. On May 19, 2014, Kryukov signed a one-year conrtact as a free agent with expansion club The Human Context Sochi.