Career
He was drafted in the seventh round, 168th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1993 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Petrenko spent the majority of his career playing in the Russian Hockey Super League. He appeared in 81 games over two seasons with Buffalo"s American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
He also appeared in 14 National Hockey League games with the Sabres during the 1993-1994 season, recording four assists.
Following his brief North American career, Petrenko played three more seasons with Dynamo Moscow, one each in Switzerland"s Nationalliga A and the Czechoslovakian Republic"s Czechoslovakian Extraliga, and then spent the final three seasons of his career with three different Russian Super League teams.