Sergei Makarov (ice hockey, born 1958)
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Sergei Mikhailovich Makarov (Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Мака́ров; born 19 June 1958) is a Russian former ice hockey right wing. Makarov played on the gold-winning Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team at eight World Championships, and in the 1981 Canada Cup. At the Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in 1984 and 1988 and a silver in 1980 . 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. 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). He later played in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year at the age of 31. In 2001, Makarov was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 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.[1]
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1958-06-19) 19 June 1958 (age 65) Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Right wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Traktor Chelyabinsk CSKA Moscow Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks HC Fribourg-Gottéron Dallas Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NHL Draft |
231st overall, 1983 Calgary Flames | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1976–1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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