Kirill Starkov

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	2005–present

Kirill Olegovich Starkov (Russian: Кирилл Олегович Старков; born 31 March 1987) is a Russian-born Danish professional ice hockey forward who is currently coaching Dudingen Bulls in the Swiss MyHL league, the third tier of the Swiss hockey system. Starkov is also the Integrity Ambassador at IIHF

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

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		28	2	4	6	6		14	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Västra Frölunda HC	J18 Allsv		9	6	6	12	2		7	2	3	5	2
2003–04	Västra Frölunda HC	J20		25	3	10	13	4		5	2	0	2	0
2004–05	Frölunda HC	J18 Allsv		1	0	0	0	4		3	2	1	3	0
2004–05	Frölunda HC	J20		30	18	12	30	6		6	2	2	4	2
2005–06	Frölunda HC	J20		19	8	16	24	16		6	3	4	7	2
2005–06	Frölunda HC	SEL		34	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Red Deer Rebels	WHL		72	34	37	71	41		7	2	4	6	4
2007–08	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		20	4	4	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Elmira Jackals	ECHL		8	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Youngstown Steelhounds	CHL		25	10	12	22	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		9	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	CSKA Moscow	KHL		18	1	1	2	8		6	1	0	1	0
2009–10	Timrå IK	SEL		55	2	2	4	14		5	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Esbjerg fB	DEN		38	12	29	41	36		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Rögle BK	Allsv		39	3	12	15	12		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	SønderjyskE	DEN		6	4	5	9	6		11	1	5	6	2
2012–13	IK Oskarshamn	Allsv		52	6	9	15	16		6	1	1	2	0
2013–14	Esbjerg Energy	DEN		31	12	33	45	20		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Red Ice	SUI.2		—	—	—	—	—		3	1	0	1	0
2014–15	HC Red Ice	SUI.2		43	10	19	29	20		8	1	1	2	4
2015–16	HC Red Ice	SUI.2		44	13	21	34	30		10	3	6	9	0
2017–18	HC Martigny	SUI.5		19	13	31	44	14		15	13	15	28	12
2019–20	HC Château-d'Œx	SUI.5		22	16	29	45	10		7	5	8	13	6
2020–21	HC Château-d'Œx	SUI.5		3	2	6	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	HC Château-d'Œx	SUI.5		13	9	20	29	12		—	—	—	—	—
DEN totals				103	30	71	101	68		25	1	5	6	2
SEL totals				89	3	4	7	18		5	0	0	0	0
Allsv totals				91	9	21	30	28		6	1	1	2	0

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Denmark	WC		6	1	1	2	0
2009	Denmark	OGQ		3	0	0	0	0
2011	Denmark	WC		6	0	2	2	2
2012	Denmark	WC		7	0	1	1	0
2013	Denmark	OGQ		3	0	1	1	0
2013	Denmark	WC		7	1	1	2	4
2015	Denmark	WC		7	0	0	0	2
2016	Denmark	WC		8	0	0	0	0
Senior totals				47	2	6	8	8

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database