Roman Starchenko | |||
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Born |
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
May 12, 1986 ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Barys Astana Kazzinc-Torpedo |
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National team | Kazakhstan | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2003–present |
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing Kazakhstan | ||
Asian Games | ||
2011 Astana-Almaty | Ice hockey |
Roman Leonidovich Starchenko (Russian: Роман Леонидович Ста́рченко; born May 12, 1986) is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Like most Kazakhstani professionals, Starchenko has played in the Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk system. He spent 2003-04 with Barys Astana in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, scoring 11 goals in his first season of senior pro hockey, and then played the next four seasons with Kazzinc-Torpedo. He had a 14-goal, 25-point season in 2006-07, and was signed by Barys Astana in 2008. He finished his first KHL season with 5 goals and 16 points.