Klymentiev was named best defenceman at the C Pool of the
1993 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships held in
Odense,
Denmark. He played junior hockey for the
Medicine Hat Tigers in the
WHL during the 1993–1994 and 1994–1995 seasons. He was drafted by the
Buffalo Sabres 121st overall in the
1994 NHL entry draft and spent 3 seasons with their
American Hockey League affiliate the
Rochester Americans. In 1998, he signed with the
Philadelphia Flyers and was once more sent to the AHL, suiting up for the
Philadelphia Phantoms. He was traded to the
Nashville Predators for cash in the same season, playing for the
Milwaukee Admirals their
International Hockey League affiliate. He returned to Russia in 1999 having never played in the
National Hockey League. He only ever returned to
North America once, where he played seven games for the IHL's
Houston Aeros. He retired in 2013 and as of that time works as an assistant coach of
Sokil Kyiv. ==Career statistics==