# Sergei Starikov

Sergei Viktorovich Starikov (Russian: Серге́й Ви́кторович Ста́риков) (born December 4, 1958) is a Russian ice hockey coach and former player, who competed as defenseman for the Soviet national team.
Sergei Starikov won 9 national titles in the Soviet Union. Participating in 3 Olympic Tournaments, Sergei won 2 Gold and 1 Silver medal. He would appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, becoming one of the first Soviet players to wear an NHL uniform when he joined the New Jersey Devils in 1989 along with his friend and defensive partner from the Soviet team, Viacheslav Fetisov. He made his NHL debut on October 5, 1989.
He lives in New Jersey and currently is an instructor at ProSkate Ice Rink. Sergei currently coaches Barys of the KHL in Kazakhstan. Sergei just signed a one-year deal to be an assistant coach with HC Sibir Novosibirsk, a Russian hockey team in the KHL.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1975–76 | Metallurg Chelyabinsk | USSR III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | USSR | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | USSR | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978–79 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | USSR | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 39 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 49 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 44 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 40 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 37 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 38 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 43 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | Utica Devils | AHL | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 70 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 42 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| USSR totals | USSR totals | USSR totals | 510 | 58 | 86 | 144 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1976 | Soviet Union | EJC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1977 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1978 | Soviet Union | WJC | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1979 | Soviet Union | WC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | OG | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | OG | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | CC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1985 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | WC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | OG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 65 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 20 |