Sergei Starikov
| Sergei Starikov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Sergei Starikov in 2005 | |||
| Born |
December 4, 1958 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Traktor Chelyabinsk CSKA Moscow New Jersey Devils | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union | ||
| NHL Draft |
152nd overall, 1989 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1993 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1984 Sarajevo | Team |
| | 1988 Calgary | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1980 Lake Placid | Team |
Sergei Viktorovich Starikov (Russian: Серге́й Стариков) (born December 4, 1958 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian ice hockey coach, who competed as defenseman for the Soviet national team.
Sergei Starikov won 9 national titles in the Soviet Union. Participating in 3 Olympic Tournaments, Sergei won 2 Gold and 1 Silver medal. He would appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, becoming one of the first Soviet players to wear an NHL uniform when he joined the New Jersey Devils in 1989 along with his friend and defensive partner from the Soviet team, Viacheslav Fetisov.
He lives in New Jersey and currently is an instructor at Pro Skate. Sergei currently coaches Barys of the KHL in Kazakhstan. Sergei just signed a one-year deal to be an assistant coach with HC Sibir Novosibirsk, a Russian hockey team in the KHL.
External links
- Sergei Starikov's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Sergei Starikov profile at Eurohockey.com
- Sergei Starikov's player profile at NHL.com