Sergei Mikhailovich Makarov (russian: link=no, Серге́й Миха́йлович Мака́ров; born 19 June 1958) is a Russian former

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and two-time Olympic gold medalist. He was voted one of six players to the

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's (IIHF) Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries.

Career

Makarov was trained entirely in the Soviet Union. He won two World Junior Championships, and was named the best player during his second victory in 1978. Makarov was also on the gold-winning

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in the

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in 1978,

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

, 1982,

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...

and

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...

and in the

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in 1981. At the Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

and

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

and a silver in 1980 as a member of the USSR team. In the Soviet Union, Makarov played 11 championship seasons with

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(Red Army), 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

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and Vladimir Krutov, they formed the ''

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'', one of the most talented and feared lines ever to play hockey. He was awarded

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

(1984). In

, Makarov was allowed by the Soviet Union to join the

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and the

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. He won the

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as rookie of the year at the age of 31 (as a result, the rules were changed and now only players under 26 qualify for the award – the ''Makarov Rule''). At 25.9% his shooting percentage was the highest of all NHL players. Makarov also played for the

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from 1993 to 1995. For the 1995–96 season Makarov was dropped from the Sharks' roster and did not play and became an assistant coach for the Russian national team during the World Cup. In the 1996–97 season, Makarov made two comeback attempts, first with the

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, for whom he played four games between 15–29 November, followed by playing for

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in Switzerland's Nationalliga A with former teammates

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and

Andrei Khomutov Andrei Valentinovich Khomutov (russian: Андрей Валентинович Хомутов; born April 21, 1961) is a Russian former ice hockey right winger. He was the head coach for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ...

. In 2001, Makarov was inducted into the

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during the

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in Germany. On 27 June 2016, it was announced that he would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on 14 November 2016 along with

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and Pat Quinn (posthumously).

Personal life

After separating from his first wife Vera (son Artie) in Calgary, he met Mary, who had worked for the

in the ticket sales. They married and had two children, Nikolai and Katerina. Makarov is again divorced, and is living in Russia. His ex-wife and children, son Nik and daughter Katerina, still live in California. Makarov still works as a certified player agent who acts as a liaison for young Russians wanting to play in North America.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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Sergey Makarov at Hockey CCCP International
{{DEFAULTSORT:Makarov, Sergei 1958 births Living people Calder Trophy winners Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Dallas Stars players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Chelyabinsk Russian ice hockey right wingers San Jose Sharks players Soviet expatriate ice hockey players Soviet expatriates in Canada Soviet ice hockey right wingers Traktor Chelyabinsk players Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples