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Igor Makarov (ice hockey)

Igor Makarov
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Born (1987-09-19) September 19, 1987 (age 29)
Moscow, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
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
NHL Draft 33rd overall, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks
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.


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