Igor Shchurkov is 85!

Igor Shchurkov, who twice won the bronze medal of the USSR Championship with SKA, celebrates his birthday on 21 February.

Today, he has turned 85 years of age!

Born in Leningrad, Igor began playing for SKA in 1960, spending his entire senior career with our club. Overall, he represented our team across 16 seasons, making 506 appearances while winning domestic bronze in 1971, twice hoisting the Spengler Cup aloft and reaching the final of the USSR Cup on two occasions.

After turning his hand to coaching, Igor helped SKA claim the bronze medal of the league as an assistant to Valeri Shilov. He subsequently acted as the SKA head coach in the 1991/1992 campaign.

Igor was inducted into the SKA Hall of Fame on 26 February 2006.

SKA Hockey Club wishes Igor health, happiness and a very happy birthday!