Andrey Makarov (ice hockey)

Andrey Makarov (born 20 April 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres.

Andrey Makarov
Born (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993
Kazan, Russia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
team
Former teams		 Free agent
Buffalo Sabres
Kunlun Red Star
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Dinamo Riga
HC Slovan Bratislava
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Makarov played major junior hockey with both the Lewiston Maineiacs of the QMJHL and the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL. He also played with the Russia men's national junior ice hockey team at both the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning silver and bronze respectively.[1] On 14 September 2012, the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Makarov as an undrafted free agent to a three-year entry-level contract,[2] but assigned him to continue his play in the WHL with the Saskatoon Blades. Playing with the Blades during the 2012–13 season, Makarov was awarded the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the most outstanding goaltender at the 2013 Memorial Cup. In 115 career WHL games with Saskatoon, Makarov went 66-38-7 with a .916 save percentage, a 2.80 goals against average (GAA), and nine shutouts.

Makarov made his professional debut on 1 November 2013 with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL[3] where he played 31 games during the 2013–14 season to post a record of 15-11-4 with a .906 save percentage and a 2.79 GAA. He was recalled to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) on 17 March 2014, where he played 6 games before receiving his first NHL call-up, on 8 April 2014, to join the roster of the Buffalo Sabres.[4]

Makarov opted to leave for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2016–17 season.[5] Among the factors for his decision to leave the Sabres organization was that he believed Tim Murray, the Sabres' general manager, held a bias against Russian players; Makarov noted that, at the time of his departure, he was the only Russian in the Sabres' entire farm system, after Murray had traded away fellow Russians Mikhail Grigorenko and Nikita Zadorov.[6] Makarov signed a two-year deal with HC Spartak Moscow.[7]

Before appearing in a game with CSKA, Makarov was acquired by Chinese entrant, HC Kunlun Red Star on 5 July 2017. He appeared in their inaugural season, posting a .912 save percentage in 29 games in the 2016–17 regular season. On 10 May 2017, Makarov was returned to CSKA before he was swiftly traded to HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in exchange for financial compensation.[8]

In his second season with Nizhnekamsk in 2018–19, earning just one win in six games, Makarov left the club to sign with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on 23 November 2018.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OTL MP GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MP GA SO GAA SV%
2009–10 Lada Togliatti MHL 22 — — — 1114 — — 4.04 .874 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL 27 11 12 2 1390 78 2 3.37 .890 3 0 1 106 6 0 3.40 .895
2011–12 Saskatoon Blades WHL 54 29 21 2 3107 156 2 3.01 .913 4 0 4 249 17 0 4.10 .872
2012–13 Saskatoon Blades WHL 61 37 17 5 3487 152 7 2.62 .919 4 0 4 196 12 0 3.66 .897
2013–14 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 31 15 11 4 1850 86 0 2.79 .906 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Rochester Americans AHL 10 7 3 0 601 22 0 2.20 .927 5 2 3 299 15 0 3.01 .907
2014–15 Rochester Americans AHL 39 16 18 3 2209 107 3 2.91 .905 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 1 0 60 3 0 3.00 .917 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Rochester Americans AHL 22 9 9 2 1211 57 1 2.82 .916 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Kunlun Red Star KHL 29 12 15 0 1654 71 2 2.58 .912 2 0 1 95 5 0 3.14 .889
2017–18 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 12 6 4 0 596 21 1 2.11 .922 3 1 0 126 5 0 2.38 .922
2018–19 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 6 1 3 1 318 14 0 2.64 .897 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 CSK VVS Samara VHL 7 3 2 2 430 14 0 1.95 .913 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 3 0 1 0 92 6 0 3.92 .875 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Buran Voronezh VHL 5 1 2 2 239 10 0 2.51 .917 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Dinamo Riga KHL 19 4 11 0 866 45 0 3.12 .906 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 1 0 1 0 60 3 0 3.00 .917 — — — — — — — —
KHL totals 69 23 34 1 3526 157 3 2.67 .910 5 1 1 221 10 0 2.71 .908

Awards and honours
Award Year
CHL
Hap Emms Memorial Trophy – Memorial Cup Top Goaltender 2013 [10]
International
IIHF World U20 Championship Silver (Team Russia) 2012 [11]
IIHF World U20 Championship Bronze (Team Russia) 2013 [12]

References
  1. "Andrey Makarov prospect profile". HockeysFuture.com. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. "Makarov Signs NHL Deal With Buffalo Sabres". Saskatoon Blades. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. "Makarov makes pro debut with Komets". ECHL. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  4. "Buffalo Sabres Call Up Mark Pysyk And Andrey Makarov". SabreNoise.com. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. "Mark Pysyk surprised by trade to Panthers". buffalohockeybeat.com. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. "Sabres goaltender Makarov leaves for Russia". The Hockey News. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  7. "June transfer news". Kontinental Hockey League. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  8. "Sharing cost of Makarov with Kunlun and Nizhnekamsk" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  9. "Andrey Makarov added to Avtomobilist" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. "2013 Memorial Cup Awards and All-Stars". Canadian Hockey League. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  11. "Swedes beat Russia 1-0 in OT for WJC gold". National Hockey League. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  12. "Canada loses world junior bronze to Russia in OT". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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