Sergei Makarov (ice hockey, born 1958)

Sergei Makarov
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2016
Born	(1958-06-19) 19 June 1958 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars Soviet Traktor Chelyabinsk CSKA Moscow Nationalliga A HC Fribourg-Gottéron
National team	Soviet Union
NHL draft	231st overall, 1983 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1976–1997

Sergei Makarov

Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
	1984 Sarajevo	Ice hockey
	1988 Calgary	Ice hockey
	1980 Lake Placid	Ice hockey
World Championships
	1978 Czechoslovakia	Ice hockey
	1979 Soviet Union	Ice hockey
	1981 Sweden	Ice hockey
	1982 Finland	Ice hockey
	1983 West Germany	Ice hockey
	1986 Soviet Union	Ice hockey
	1989 Sweden	Ice hockey
	1990 Switzerland	Ice hockey
	1987 Austria	Ice hockey
	1985 Czechoslovakia	Ice hockey
	1991 Finland	Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	1977 Czechoslovakia	Ice hockey
	1978 Canada	Ice hockey

Sergei Mikhailovich Makarov (Russian: Серге́й Михайлович Макаров; born 19 June 1958 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian former ice hockey right wing and two-time Olympic gold medalist. He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries.

Career

Makarov was trained entirely in the Soviet Union. He won two World Junior Championships, and was named the best player during his second victory in 1978. Makarov was also on the gold-winning Soviet national ice hockey team in the World Championships in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989 and 1990 and in the Canada Cup in 1981. At the Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in 1984 and 1988 and a bronze in 1980 as a member of the USSR team. In the famous 1980 Olympic hockey game against the United States, dubbed the "Miracle on Ice," Makarov scored the Soviet's second of three goals which, at the time, enabled his team to take a 2-1 lead. In the Soviet Union, Makarov played 11 championship seasons with CSKA Moscow (Red Army), winning the Soviet Player of the Year award (also known as Soviet MVP) three times, getting named to the Soviet League All-Star Team ten times, and leading the league in points nine times and goals three times. Together with Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov, they formed the KLM line, one of the most talented and feared lines ever to play hockey. He was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1984).

In 1989, Makarov was allowed by the Soviet Union to join the National Hockey League and the Calgary Flames. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year at the age of 31 (as a result, the rules were changed and now only players under 26 qualify for the award – the Makarov Rule). At 25.9% his shooting percentage was the highest of all NHL players. Makarov also played for the San Jose Sharks from 1993 to 1995. For the 1995–96 season Makarov was dropped from the Sharks’ roster and did not play and became an assistant coach for the Russian national team during the World Cup.

In the 1996–97 season, Sergei made two comeback attempts, first with the Dallas Stars, for whom he played four games between November 15-29, followed by playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron in Switzerland's Nationalliga A with former teammates Viacheslav Bykov and Andrei Khomutov.

In 2001 Makarov was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame during the Ice Hockey World Championship in Germany. On 27 June, 2016, it was announced that he would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 14, 2016 along with Eric Lindros, Rogie Vachon and Pat Quinn (posthumously).

Personal life

After separating from his first wife Vera in Calgary, he met Mary, who had worked for the San Jose Sharks in the ticket sales. They married and had two children, Nick and Katerina.

Makarov is again divorced, and is living in Russia. His ex-wife and children, son Nick and daughter Katerina, still live in California. Makarov still works as a certified player agent who acts as a liaison for young Russians wanting to play in North America.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Soviet		11	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Traktor Chelyabinsk	Soviet		36	18	13	31	10		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		44	18	21	39	12		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		44	29	39	68	16		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		49	42	37	79	22		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		46	32	43	75	18		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		30	25	17	42	6		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		44	36	37	73	28		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		40	26	39	65	28		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		40	30	32	62	28		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		40	21	32	53	26		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		51	23	45	68	50		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	CSKA Moscow	Soviet		44	21	33	54	42		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Calgary Flames	NHL		80	24	62	86	55		6	0	6	6	0
1990–91	Calgary Flames	NHL		78	30	49	79	44		3	1	0	1	0
1991–92	Calgary Flames	NHL		68	22	48	70	60		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Calgary Flames	NHL		71	18	39	57	40		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	San Jose Sharks	NHL		80	30	38	68	78		14	8	2	10	4
1994–95	San Jose Sharks	NHL		43	10	14	24	40		11	3	3	6	4
1996–97	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Nationalliga A		6	3	2	5	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Dallas Stars	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
Soviet totals				519	322	388	710	290		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				424	134	250	384	317		34	12	11	23	8

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977	Soviet Union	WJC			7	4	4	8	4
1978	Soviet Union	WJC			7	8	7	15	4
Junior Int'l Totals					14	12	11	23	8
1978	Soviet Union	WC			10	3	2	5	5
1979	Soviet Union	WC			8	8	4	12	6
1980	Soviet Union	Oly			7	5	6	11	2
1981	Soviet Union	WC			8	3	5	8	12
1981	Soviet Union	CC			7	3	6	9	0
1982	Soviet Union	WC			10	6	7	13	8
1983	Soviet Union	WC			10	9	9	18	18
1984	Soviet Union	Oly			7	3	3	6	6
1984	Soviet Union	CC			6	6	1	7	4
1985	Soviet Union	WC			10	9	5	14	8
1986	Soviet Union	WC			10	4	14	18	12
1987	Soviet Union	WC			10	4	10	14	8
1987	Soviet Union	CC			9	7	8	15	8
1988	Soviet Union	Oly			8	3	8	11	10
1989	Soviet Union	WC			10	5	3	8	8
1990	Soviet Union	WC			7	2	1	3	8
1991	Soviet Union	WC			8	3	7	10	6
Senior Int'l Totals					145	83	89	172	129

External links

• Sergey Makarov at Hockey CCCP International
• Sergei Makarov career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Sergei Makarov player profile at NHL.com
• Sergei Makarov profile at Eurohockey.com