Kirill Starkov
Born (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987
Sverdlovsk, USSR
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
Swiss 2. Liga team
Former teams
HC Château-d'Oex
Frölunda HC
CSKA Moscow
Syracuse Crunch
IK Oskarshamn
National team  Denmark
NHL Draft 189th overall, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2005present

Kirill Olegovich Starkov (Russian: Кирилл Олегович Старков; born 31 March 1987) is a Russian-born Danish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Château-d'Oex in the Swiss 2. Liga, the fifth tier of the Swiss hockey system.

He has previously played for CSKA Moscow, Syracuse Crunch, Youngstown Steelhounds, Red Deer Rebels, Frölunda HC, Timrå IK, Esbjerg IK, IK Oskarshamn and HC Red Ice.

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 for 4 games for breaking the etiquette rules set by the Danish Federation while playing for Esbjerg in the Danish Elite League. Kirill did not have any effect on the match in question. But breaking the rules set by the Danish Federation gave him a 4 games suspension. He returned to the Danish National team 10 months later and played 2 World Championships.

Starkov continued his career in Switzerland and RedIce Martigny where he, as captain of the team, took the team to 2 semifinals. He later coached RedIce Martigny in the 2017 playoffs Kirill also became the Swiss div 2 Champion with HC Martigny and has now legendary status in the local area [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Esbjerg IK DEN 282466 140000
2003–04 Västra Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 966122 72352
2003–04 Västra Frölunda HC J20 25310134 52020
2004–05 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 10004 32130
2004–05 Frölunda HC J20 301812306 62242
2005–06 Frölunda HC J20 198162416 63472
2005–06 Frölunda HC SEL 341234
2006–07 Red Deer Rebels WHL 7234377141 72464
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 204484
2007–08 Elmira Jackals ECHL 80000
2007–08 Youngstown Steelhounds CHL 251012220
2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 91234
2008–09 CSKA Moscow KHL 181128 61010
2009–10 Timrå IK SEL 5522414 50000
2010–11 Esbjerg fB DEN 3812294136
2011–12 Rögle BK Allsv 393121512
2011–12 SønderjyskE DEN 64596 111562
2012–13 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 52691516 61120
2013–14 Esbjerg Energy DEN 3112334520
2013–14 HC Red Ice SUI.2 31010
2014–15 HC Red Ice SUI.2 4310192920 81124
2015–16 HC Red Ice SUI.2 4413213430 103690
2017–18 HC Martigny SUI.5 1913314414 1513152812
2019–20 HC Château-d'Œx SUI.5 2216294510 758136
2020–21 HC Château-d'Œx SUI.5 32682
2021–22 HC Château-d'Œx SUI.5 139202912
DEN totals 103307110168 251562
SEL totals 8934718 50000
Allsv totals 919213028 61120

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Denmark WC 61120
2009 Denmark OGQ 30000
2011 Denmark WC 60222
2012 Denmark WC 70110
2013 Denmark OGQ 30110
2013 Denmark WC 71124
2015 Denmark WC 70002
2016 Denmark WC 80000
Senior totals 472688

References

  1. "Dømt for matchfixing: Starkov er tilbage på landsholdet".
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