Sergei Starikov Defense Left-Handed Shot Height: 5' 10", Weight: 198 pounds Born: 12.4.58 Chelyabinsk, Russia
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How he arrived: Via Entry Draft How he left: Joined the San Diego Gulls (IHL) after the 90-91 season
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Regular Season Statistics with the Franchise Stats in bold signifies team leader.
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Much was made about the arrival of Starikov, being that he was Slava Fetisov's defense partner on the Red Army team (The
two would appear together on the cover of Sports Illustrated.) and part of the first wave of Russians to come play in the NHL.
Some things just don't work out. Starikov would be sent down to Utica during the 89-90 season and would finish his North
American career in the minors, which included one more season in Utica, then two seasons with the Gulls in the IHL.
To this day, though, he still lives in New Jersey and works as an instructor at the Rock Ice Pavillion in Dunellen.
He also recently signed to become the coach of HC Sibir Novosibirsk in the KHL.
Entry Draft: 1989 Eighth Round Pick (152nd overall) by the New Jersey Devils
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