Kirill Starkov
| Kirill Starkov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 31, 1987 Sverdlovsk, USSR | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NLB team Former teams |
HC Red Ice Frölunda HC CSKA Moscow Syracuse Crunch IK Oskarshamn | ||
| National team |
 Denmark | ||
| NHL Draft |
189th overall, 2005 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Kirill Olegovich Starkov (Russian:Кирилл Олегович Старков, born March 31, 1987), is a professional Danish ice hockey player. He is playing for HC Red Ice in the Swiss National League B. He has previously played for CSKA Moscow, Syracuse Crunch, Youngstown Steelhounds, Red Deer Rebels, Frölunda HC, Timrå IK, Esbjerg IK and IK Oskarshamn.
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 from the Danish National Team for 10 months after admitting to a case of matchfixing while playing for Esbjerg in the Danish Elite League.[1]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database