Igor Makarov | |||
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Born |
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
September 19, 1987 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Salavat Yulaev Ufa SKA Saint Petersburg HC Dynamo Moscow Rockford IceHogs Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk CSKA Moscow |
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NHL Draft | 33rd overall, 2006 Chicago Blackhawks |
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Playing career | 2003–present |
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.
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.
He is the son of Sergei Makarov, who played eight seasons with Krylya Sovetov Moscow during the 1980s.