Igor Varitsky

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.

Igor Varitsky
Born	(1971-04-25) April 25, 1971 (age 54) Chelyabinsk, URS
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

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