Sergei Makarov

Sergei Mikhailovich Makarov (; born 19 June 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey right wing. In the Soviet Union, Makarov played 11 championship seasons with CSKA Moscow, winning the Soviet Player of the Year award (also known as Soviet MVP) three times. Together with Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov, they formed the KLM Line, one of the most talented and feared lines ever to play hockey. He later played in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year at the age of 31.

Internationally, Makarov played on the gold medal-winning Soviet national team at eight World Championships, and in the 1981 Canada Cup. At the Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in 1984 and 1988, and a silver in 1980. He was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1984).

In 2001, Makarov was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's (IIHF) Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries.

Career

Makarov was trained in the Russian SFSR. He won two World Junior Championships, and was named the best player during his second victory in 1978. Makarov was also on the gold medal-winning Soviet national ice hockey team in the World Championships in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989 and 1990, and in the Canada Cup in 1981. At the Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in 1984 and 1988, and a silver in 1980. In the Soviet Union, Makarov played 11 championship seasons with CSKA Moscow, winning the Soviet Player of the Year award (also known as Soviet MVP) three times, getting named to the Soviet League All-Star Team ten times, and leading the league in points nine times and goals three times. Together with Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov, they formed the KLM Line, one of the most talented and feared lines ever to play hockey. He was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1984).

In 1989, Makarov was allowed by the Soviet Union to join the National Hockey League and the Calgary Flames. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year at the age of 31, doing so with 37 first-place votes over Mike Modano, Jeremy Roenick, and Rod Brind’Amour. Grumbling over whether the Russian leagues counted as amateur or professional led to the league subsequently instituting a rule that became informally known as "The Makarov Rule", where Calder eligibility was cut off to players that were 26 years old as of September 15 of their rookie season. At 25.9%, his shooting percentage was the highest of all NHL players.

After four seasons in Calgary, Markov was traded on June 20, 1993 to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for future considerations (which became a fourth-round pick in the 1993 NHL Draft, used to select Jason Smith). Six days later on draft day, he was included in a notable trade which saw the Whalers trade the sixth-overall (Viktor Kozlov), 45th-overall (Vlastimil Kroupa), and 58th-overall (Ville Peltonen) picks and Makarov to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the second-overall pick, which Hartford used to select Chris Pronger. During which, he served as an assistant coach for the Russian national team during the 1996 World Cup. On 27 June 2016, it was announced that he would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on 14 November 2016 along with Eric Lindros, Rogie Vachon and Pat Quinn (posthumously).

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Traktor Chelyabinsk USSR 11 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 1977–78 Traktor Chelyabinsk USSR 36 18 13 31 10 — — — — — 1978–79 CSKA Moscow USSR 44 18 21 39 12 — — — — — 1979–80 CSKA Moscow USSR 44 29 39 68 16 — — — — — 1980–81 CSKA Moscow USSR 49 42 37 79 22 — — — — — 1981–82 CSKA Moscow USSR 46 32 43 75 18 — — — — — 1982–83 CSKA Moscow USSR 30 25 17 42 6 — — — — — 1983–84 CSKA Moscow USSR 44 36 37 73 28 — — — — — 1984–85 CSKA Moscow USSR 40 26 39 65 28 — — — — — 1985–86 CSKA Moscow USSR 40 30 32 62 28 — — — — — 1986–87 CSKA Moscow USSR 40 21 32 53 26 — — — — — 1987–88 CSKA Moscow USSR 51 23 45 68 50 — — — — — 1988–89 CSKA Moscow USSR 44 21 33 54 42 — — — — — 1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 80 24 62 86 55 6 0 6 6 0 1990–91 Calgary Flames NHL 78 30 49 79 44 3 1 0 1 0 1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 68 22 48 70 60 — — — — — 1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL 71 18 39 57 40 — — — — — 1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 80 30 38 68 78 14 8 2 10 4 1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 43 10 14 24 40 11 3 3 6 4 1996–97 Dallas Stars NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1996–97 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NDA 6 3 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 USSR totals 519 322 388 710 290 — — — — — NHL totals 424 134 250 384 317 34 12 11 23 8

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1977 Soviet Union WJC 7 4 4 8 4 1978 Soviet Union WJC 7 8 7 15 4 1978 Soviet Union WC 10 3 2 5 5 1979 Soviet Union WC 8 8 4 12 6 1980 Soviet Union OG 7 5 6 11 2 1981 Soviet Union WC 7 3 6 9 0 1981 Soviet Union CC 7 3 6 9 0 1982 Soviet Union WC 10 6 7 13 8 1983 Soviet Union WC 10 9 9 18 18 1984 Soviet Union OG 7 3 3 6 6 1984 Soviet Union CC 6 6 1 7 4 1985 Soviet Union WC 10 9 5 14 8 1986 Soviet Union WC 10 4 14 18 12 1987 Soviet Union WC 10 4 10 14 8 1987 Soviet Union CC 9 7 8 15 8 1988 Soviet Union OG 8 3 8 11 10 1989 Soviet Union WC 10 5 3 8 8 1990 Soviet Union WC 7 2 1 3 8 1991 Soviet Union WC 8 3 7 10 6 Junior totals 14 12 11 23 8 Senior totals 145 83 89 172 129