Position Right wing Role Ice hockey player Shoots Right Height 1.85 m | Playing career Weight 83 kg Name Igor Makarov Career start 2006 | |
KHL teamFormer teams CSKA MoscowNeftekhimik NizhnekamskKrylya Sovetov MoscowSKA Saint PetersburgHC Dynamo MoscowRockford IceHogs NHL Draft 33rd overall, 2006Chicago Blackhawks Spouse Valeria Kudryavtseva (m. 2013) Similar People Valeria Kudryavtseva, Sergei Lenyuk, Sergey Lazarev, Sergei Makarov, Anton Belov | ||
Igor Sergeyevich Makarov (Russian: Игорь Серге́евич Макаров; born September 19, 1987) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Makarov was selected 33rd overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Playing career
He spent two seasons in the KHL before being signed to a two-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. After one season with American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, in August 2011, Makarov signed a three-year deal to return with SKA Saint Petersburg. On November 27, 2014, Makarov was traded by SKA to HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2015.
Personal
He is the son of Sergei Makarov, who played eight seasons with Krylya Sovetov Moscow during the 1980s.