# Igor Varitsky

Igor Konstantinovich Varitsky (Russian: Игорь Константинович Варицкий) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He 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 | 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 |
| 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 | IHL totals | IHL totals | 138 | 69 | 59 | 128 | 68 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 |
| RSL totals | RSL totals | 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 | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |