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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Sergei Makarov
Selected in
12th round
No. 231 overall by Calgary Flames
Born
June 19, 1958
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Moscow CSKA (USSR)
Birthplace:
Chelyabinsk, Russia (USSR)
Hometown: Chelyabinsk, Russia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Chelyabinsk | USSR |
11 |
1 | 0 |
1 | 4 |
| 1977-78 |
Chelyabinsk | USSR |
36 | 18 |
13 | 31 |
10 | | 1978-79 |
Moscow CSKA | USSR |
44 | 18 |
21 | 39 |
12 | | 1979-80 |
Moscow CSKA | USSR |
44 | 29 |
39 | 68 |
16 | | 1980-81 |
Moscow CSKA | USSR |
49 | 42 |
37 | 79 |
22 | | 1981-82 |
Moscow CSKA | USSR |
46 | 32 |
43 | 75 |
18 | | 1982-83 |
Moscow CSKA | USSR |
30 | 25 |
17 | 42 |
6 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Olympics: 1980 (silver medal)
USSR Championship: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 (CSKA)
Canada Cup:
1981 (first place)
Challenge
Cup: 1979
World Championships: 1978 (gold medal), 1979 (gold
medal),
1981 (gold medal), 1982 (gold medal), 1983 (gold medal)
World Junior
Championships: 1977 (gold medal), 1978 (gold medal)
European Junior Championships: Montreal
USSR MVP: 1979-80 (Moscow CSKA)
USSR Merited Sports Master:
1978-79 (Moscow CSKA)
USSR Izvestia Trophy (Points Leader): 1979-80 (CSKA) (68 points),
1980-81 (CSKA) (79 points), 1981-82 (CSKA) (75 points)
USSR All-Star First Team: 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83 (CSKA)
Miscellaneous: Was eligible for the draft at age 24 because NHL had ruled
that all Europeans, regardless of age, would have to enter the league
through the entry draft, rather than as unrestricted free agents. ... Led
USSR with seven assists at 1978 World Junior Championships. ... Played for
Soviet national team in its 1979-80 Super Series tour of North America for
five exhibition games vs. NHL teams. ... Had already earned USSR Merited
Sports Master honors (equivalent to Hall of Fame induction) prior to being
drafted. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1989 (Detroit at Calgary)
Numbers:
42 (Calgary); 24
(San Jose); 42 (Dallas)
Stanley Cup: Never won. Status:
Retired for final time in 1998 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1989-1996 |
Calgary, S.J., Dallas |
424 | 134 |
250 | 384 |
317 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1990-1995 |
Calgary, San Jose | 34 |
12 | 11 |
23 | 8 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Calder Trophy: 1989-90 (Calgary)
NHL All-Rookie Team: 1989-90 (Calgary)
Calgary
Records: Most points in game (7 vs. Edm. on Feb. 25, 1990)
San Jose Records: Most goals in one playoff year (8 in 1994, shares
record), most goals in one playoff series (6 vs. Detroit in 1994), most points in playoff game (4 vs. Toronto on
May 10, 1994, shares record)
NHL Shooting Percentage Leader: 1990-91 (Calgary) (32.3 percent)
Calgary
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1990 (6, tie)
San Jose Points
Leader: 1993-94 (68)
San Jose Goals
Leader: 1993-94 (30)
San Jose
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1994 (8)
Miscellaneous: Was one of the first eight players the former Soviet hockey
program allowed to enter the NHL when he signed with Calgary on July 1,
1989. ... Wore No. 42 in Calgary, having reversed the No. 24 he had worn
throughout his Soviet career. He could not wear No. 24 in Calgary because
the number belonged to captain Jim Peplinski. ... Scored goal and had two assists in his
first NHL game. His goal beat Detroit goaltender Glen Hanlon at 7:17 of the
second period to give Calgary a 6-2 lead in a game the Flames went on to win
10-7. ... Scored goal and had three assists in second NHL game, on Oct.
6, 1989, vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Scored at least one point in each of his
first seven NHL games. ... Named NHL Rookie of Month for October 1989. ...
Never went more than three games without scoring a point during his rookie
season. ... Set Calgary single-game record with seven points (two
goals, five assists) vs. Edmonton on Feb. 25, 1990. ... Named NHL Player of
Week for week ending Feb. 25, 1990. ... Led all NHL rookies in points (86)
and assists (62) in 1989-90. ... Had Calgary's longest goal-scoring streak
of the 1991-92 season, scoring in six games from March 26, 1992, to April
16, 1992. ... Named NHL Player of Week for week ending April 16, 1992. ...
Finished second in NHL in 1991-92 with 26.5 percent shooting percentage. ...
Was used sparingly by Calgary head coach Dave King during the 1992-93 season
because King felt Makarov made no effort to play defense. This led to his
break with the Calgary organization, which was willing to trade him two
years into his four-year contract. ... Played on line with ex-Soviet linemate Igor Larionov and Johan Garpenlov for San Jose in 1993-94. ... Named NHL Player of Week for week ending March 6, 1994. ... Missed part of
1993-94 season with bruised big toe, suffered when he was kicked on top
of foot by Kevin Stevens in San Jose's
March 22, 1994, game at Pittsburgh. ... Scored on first penalty shot in San
Jose history by beating Tim Cheveldae in Sharks' March 29, 1994,
game vs. Winnipeg. The goal was also his 30th of the season. ... Became first San Jose player to score 30 goals in
season (record since broken) when he achieved feat on March 29, 1994. ... Suspended by NHL for one game
(automatic suspension) during 1995 season for receiving two stick-related
misconducts during the season. The second penalty was a spearing call
against Kris King in San Jose's March 4, 1995, game at Winnipeg. ...
Urged to retire by San Jose officials in summer of 1995, but talked team into giving him another shot during a Sept. 6, 1995, meeting. He
attended San Jose's training camp in Brainerd, Minn., but the team was not
happy with his performance and removed him from the roster on Sept. 24,
1995. Since the final year of his contract was guaranteed, the Sharks paid
him the full amount for 1995-96 as he sat out in partial retirement. ...
Came out of retirement to sign with Dallas as a Group III unrestricted free
agent on Oct. 18, 1996, but played only four games before being released
by Dallas on Dec. 31, 1996. The release brought his NHL career to an
official end.
Winning the Calder: Makarov dominated his rookie year in
the NHL with 86 points in 80 games. He was a no-brainer choice for the
Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie, but he was also 31 years old and
had played on the Soviet national team for more than a decade. During the
season, league officials debated changing the eligibility rules so that a
younger player could win, but it was decided that changing award rules in
the middle of a season was inappropriate. When he finally won
the award at such an advanced age and with so much experience, he forced the
NHL to re-evaluate the true definition of a rookie. As a result, the league
changed the eligibility for the Calder Trophy following Makarov's victory to
prevent a player like him from winning the award in the future. These
Makaraov rules saw the NHL implement a maximum age limit. Players who had
already turned 26 prior to Sept. 15 of a rookie season were no longer deemed
eligible. |
| NHL SALARY HISTORY |
Contract signed with Calgary on July 1, 1989
(Three years, $525,000 in Canadian funds -- $441,000 US) |
1989-90: $147,000
($175,000 Canadian) |
1990-91: $147,000
($175,000 Canadian) |
1991-92: $147,000
($175,000 Canadian) |
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Offer sheet signed with San Jose in July 1992
(Four years, $2 million) ($500,000 per year) (no contract signed) |
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Offer sheet matched by Calgary in August 1992
(Four years, $2.1 million, plus $150,000 payout to Russian hockey) | |
1992-93: $600,000 (inc. signing bonus) |
1993-94: $500,000 |
1994-95: $500,000
(contract renegotiated, never paid) |
1995-96: $500,000
(contract renegotiated, never paid) |
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Renegotiated contract with San Jose signed on Sept. 27, 1994
(Two years, $2.15 million, entire contract guaranteed) | |
1994-95: $1,050,000 |
1995-96: $1,100,000 |
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Contract signed with Dallas on Oct. 18, 1996
(One year, $300,000, plus incentives) | |
1996-97: $300,000
(Released 12/31, paid $150,000) | |
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Total NHL Earnings: $3,841,000
(Reflects only base salary payout) |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Moscow CSKA (USSR), Fribourg-Gotteron (Switz.)
Olympics: 1984 (gold medal), 1988 (gold medal)
NHL-USSR Rendez-vous Series: 1987
Canada Cup: 1984
(third place), 1987 (second place)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996
(fourth place) (as assistant coach)
World Championships: 1985 (bronze),
1986 (gold), 1987 (silver), 1989 (gold), 1990 (gold),
1991 (bronze)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IIHF Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2001
USSR Championship: 1984,
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 (CSKA)
World
Championships Best Forward: 1985
USSR MVP: 1984-85, 1988-89 (Moscow CSKA)
USSR Izvestia Trophy (Points Leader): 1983-84 (CSKA) (73),
1984-85 (CSKA) (65), 1985-86 (CSKA) (62),1986-87 (CSKA) (53), 1987-88 (CSKA)
(68), 1988-89 (CSKA) (54)
Canada Cup All-Star First Team: 1984
World Championships
All-Star First Team: 1985, 1989
USSR All-Star First Team: 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88
(Moscow CSKA)
USSR Goals Leader: 1988-89 (Moscow CSKA) (21 goals, tie)
USSR
Assists Leader: 1988-89 (Moscow CSKA) (33 assists)
Miscellaneous: Earned Europe's
Golden Stick as Player of Year twice during his pre-NHL career. ... Played on "KLM Line"
with Igor Larionov and Vladimir Krutov for Moscow CSKA throughout much of the 1980s and
played on famous "Big Five" Soviet unit, also known as the Green
Unit, with Larionov, Krutov,
Viacheslav Fetisov and Alexei Kasatonov. ... Played for Soviet national team
in its 1985-86 and 1988-89 Super Series tours of North America for
exhibition games vs. NHL teams. ... Was on Calgary team that joined
Washington for 1989 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. The Flames faced
four Soviet teams on the tour. ... Was idolized by young Sergei Fedorov as
Fedorov was growing up in Russia. ... Played his final pro hockey games with
Fribourg-Gotteron (Switzerland) in 1997 after being released from the NHL.
... Returned to San Jose area after his retirement. He remained in the U.S.
because he had married a local woman. ... Was certified as a player agent
and worked as an assistant to other agents after his retirement, serving as
a liaison to young Russian players.
Personal: Younger brother of former Soviet
player Nikolai Makarov. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Calgary traded Makarov to Hartford for future considerations
(Washington's 1993 fourth-round pick -- Jason Smith) on June 20, 1993. Six
days later at the NHL draft, Hartford traded 1993 first-round pick (Viktor Kozlov),
1993 third-round pick (Ville Peltonen), Toronto's 1993 second-round pick
(Vlastimil Kroupa) and future considerations to San Jose for 1993 first-round pick (Chris Pronger) on June 26, 1993.
Makarov was sent to San Jose on Aug. 6, 1993, to complete the deal. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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