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Large defenseman who plays a well-rounded game. Can move well on his feet and make smart plays on transition. Not biggest offensive producer, but uses his size to his advantage defensively, using his body and long stick to break up plays.


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June 2025 – Makarov split time between the KHL (11 games, no points) and the VHL (41 games, four goals and eight assists) in 2024-2025. He has good size for a defenseman, but hasn’t been able to show offense in Russia over the last number of years. He remains unsigned, and it would be hard at this point to project him usurping anyone ahead of him on the depth chart. He could still choose to test his chances in North America in the coming years, but it would be quite unlikely at this point. Alex Wyatt

June 2022 – The 2021 fifth-round pick is a big defenseman who plays a well-rounded game. He can move well on his feet and make smart plays. Makarov isn’t the biggest offensive producer, but defensively, he uses his size to his advantage, using his body and a long stick to break up plays.

This season he played between three teams in the KHL, VHL, and MHL. He appeared in six games with CSKA Moskva in the KHL but scored no points. In 16 games with Zvezda Moskva in the VHL, Makarov notched one point. Then in 22 games with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva of the MHL, he scored four goals and 10 assists for 14 total points. Makarov likely has a few more years in Russia to develop before coming to the NHL. – Clare McManus

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 2.5
NHL Certainty 3.5
Country RUS
Position D
Roster Type Europe
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth January 12, 2003
Height 6‘1”
Weight 190 lbs
Drafted 2021 Round 5; Overall: 132
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Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-
2024-2025VHLZvezda Moskva414812141
2024-2025KHLCSKA Moskva1100001
2023-2024VHLZvezda Moskva807763
2023-2024KHLCSKA Moskva2802289
2022-2023VHLZvezda Moskva301104
2022-2023MHLKrasnaya Armiya Moskva25178438
2022-2023KHLCSKA Moskva1811201
2021-2022VHLZvezda Moskva1601112-2
2021-2022MHLKrasnaya Armiya Moskva2241014126
2021-2022KHLCSKA Moskva600001
2020-2021WJC-18Russia U1870112-1
2020-2021VHLZvezda Moskva100001
2020-2021Russia U18CSKA Moskva U18210120
2020-2021MHLKrasnaya Armiya Moskva40055437
2020-2021KHLCSKA Moskva100000
2019-2020Russia U18CSKA Moskva U18412340
2019-2020Russia U17CSKA Moskva U171304420
2019-2020MHLKrasnaya Armiya Moskva39145108
2018-2019Russia U18Vityaz Podolsk U18100000
2018-2019Russia U17Vityaz Podolsk U171401140
2018-2019Russia U16Vityaz Podolsk U1610371080

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