Kirill Starkov

Kirill Olegovich Starkov (; born 31 March 1987) is a Russian-born Danish professional ice hockey forward who is currently coaching Dudingen Bulls in the Swiss MyHL league, the third tier of the Swiss hockey system. Starkov is also the Integrity Ambassador at IIHF

He has previously played for CSKA Moscow, Syracuse Crunch, Youngstown Steelhounds, Red Deer Rebels, Frölunda HC, Timrå IK, Esbjerg IK, IK Oskarshamn and HC Red Ice.

Playing career Starkov's father Oleg was also a professional hockey player who played for CSKA Moscow and Sverdlovsk Avtomobilist before moving to Denmark to play for Esbjerg IK. As a result, Kirill was born in Russia to Russian parents but spent most of his childhood in Esbjerg. After turning eighteen, Kirill applied for and received Danish citizenship, making him eligible to play for the Danish national ice hockey team. He first represented Denmark at the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Moscow, Russia.

Kirill Starkov was named Rookie of the Year of the Danish Elite League for the 2002-03 season. While playing for various junior teams for Frölunda HC, he won the Swedish Junior 18 national championships in 2004 and 2005 as well as the Swedish Junior 20 national title in 2005.

In 2014, Starkov was suspended for 4 games for breaking the etiquette rules set by the Danish Federation while playing for Esbjerg in the Danish Elite League. Kirill did not affect the match in question. But breaking the rules set by the Danish Federation gave him a 4-game suspension. He returned to the Danish National team 10 months later and played in 2 World Championships.

Starkov continued his career in Switzerland, notably at RedIce Martigny, where he, as captain of the team, led them to two semifinals. He later coached RedIce Martigny in the 2017 playoffs. Kirill also became the Swiss Div 2 Champion with HC Martigny and has now legendary status in the local area

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Esbjerg IK DEN 28 2 4 6 6 14 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Västra Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 9 6 6 12 2 7 2 3 5 2 2003–04 Västra Frölunda HC J20 25 3 10 13 4 5 2 0 2 0 2004–05 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 1 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 3 0 2004–05 Frölunda HC J20 30 18 12 30 6 6 2 2 4 2 2005–06 Frölunda HC J20 19 8 16 24 16 6 3 4 7 2 2005–06 Frölunda HC SEL 34 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2006–07 Red Deer Rebels WHL 72 34 37 71 41 7 2 4 6 4 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 20 4 4 8 4 — — — — — 2007–08 Elmira Jackals ECHL 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Youngstown Steelhounds CHL 25 10 12 22 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 9 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2008–09 CSKA Moscow KHL 18 1 1 2 8 6 1 0 1 0 2009–10 Timrå IK SEL 55 2 2 4 14 5 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Esbjerg fB DEN 38 12 29 41 36 — — — — — 2011–12 Rögle BK Allsv 39 3 12 15 12 — — — — — 2011–12 SønderjyskE DEN 6 4 5 9 6 11 1 5 6 2 2012–13 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 52 6 9 15 16 6 1 1 2 0 2013–14 Esbjerg Energy DEN 31 12 33 45 20 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Red Ice SUI.2 — — — — — 3 1 0 1 0 2014–15 HC Red Ice SUI.2 43 10 19 29 20 8 1 1 2 4 2015–16 HC Red Ice SUI.2 44 13 21 34 30 10 3 6 9 0 2017–18 HC Martigny SUI.5 19 13 31 44 14 15 13 15 28 12 2019–20 HC Château-d'Œx SUI.5 22 16 29 45 10 7 5 8 13 6 2020–21 HC Château-d'Œx SUI.5 3 2 6 8 2 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Château-d'Œx SUI.5 13 9 20 29 12 — — — — — DEN totals 103 30 71 101 68 25 1 5 6 2 SEL totals 89 3 4 7 18 5 0 0 0 0 Allsv totals 91 9 21 30 28 6 1 1 2 0

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2007 Denmark WC 6 1 1 2 0 2009 Denmark OGQ 3 0 0 0 0 2011 Denmark WC 6 0 2 2 2 2012 Denmark WC 7 0 1 1 0 2013 Denmark OGQ 3 0 1 1 0 2013 Denmark WC 7 1 1 2 4 2015 Denmark WC 7 0 0 0 2 2016 Denmark WC 8 0 0 0 0 Senior totals 47 2 6 8 8