Igor Varitsky
| Igor Varitsky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 25, 1971 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Traktor Chelyabinsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk Severstal Cherepovets Salavat Yulayev Ufa Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2008 | ||
Igor Konstantinovich Varitsky (Russian: Игорь Константинович Варицкий) is an ice hockey executive and retired player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He is currently the general manager for the Shanghai Dragons, and formerly held that role for Traktor Chelyabinsk and HC Vityaz.[1] He has been praised by sports journalists for scouting European and North American players for the KHL.[2][3] Varitsky was born on April 25, 1971, in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union and played for Traktor Chelyabinsk, Severstal Cherepovets, and Metallurg Magnitogorsk. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.
Varitsky was the world champion in 1993 and he also won the Russian Cup in 1998.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | URS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Metallurg Chelyabinsk | URS.2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Metallurg Chelyabinsk | URS.2 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | URS.2 | 54 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | CIS | 36 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | CIS.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | IHL | 41 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | IHL | 43 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | IHL | 51 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | EC Hannover | DEL | 22 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | IHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 44 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 33 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk | RUS.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | HC Vítkovice | ELH | 50 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 33 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 36 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Severstal–2 Cherepovets | RUS.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Severstal Cherepovets | RSL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Severstal–2 Cherepovets | RUS.3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RSL | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RSL | 51 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | RSL | 57 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Salavat Yulaev–2 Ufa | RUS.3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | RUS.2 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Mechel Chelyabinsk | RUS.2 | 45 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUS.2 | 56 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | RUS.2 | 37 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 138 | 69 | 59 | 128 | 68 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 | ||||
| RSL totals | 288 | 51 | 74 | 125 | 179 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | WC | 
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Russia | OG | 4th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
References
- ^ "Игорь Варицкий назначен генеральным менеджером «Шанхай Дрэгонс»". Shanghai Dragons (in Russian). 2025-08-08.
- ^ "Идут к плей-офф с минимальным бюджетом. Сколько получают игроки «Витязя»?". Sport-Express (in Russian). 2023-01-19.
- ^ "Дракон наводит ужас в КХЛ. Парни из Шанхая разнесли обладателя Кубка Гагарина". Советский спорт (in Russian). 2025-10-06.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio
- Igor Varitsky at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)