Sergei Shirokov
Birth date10 March 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeOzyory, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Played forCSKA Moscow
Avangard Omsk
Vancouver Canucks
Manitoba Moose
SKA Saint Petersburg
Spartak Moscow
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Sibir Novosibirsk
PositionRight wing
ShootsRight
Height5 ft
Height in10
Weight lb200
Ntl teamRUS
Draft (2006)163rd overall
Draft teamVancouver Canucks
Career start2001
Career end2026

Sergei Sergeyevich Shirokov (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Широков, sʲɪrˈɡʲej sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ʂɨˈrokəf; born 10 March 1986) is a former Russian professional ice hockey player. A winger, before signing with Vancouver in 2009 Shirokov played with CSKA Moscow for four seasons in the Russian Superleague and Kontinental Hockey League. He returned to CSKA Moscow in 2011 after two years with the Vancouver Canucks and Manitoba Moose.

Playing career

As a youth, Shirokov played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with HC CSKA Moscow.[1]

Shirokov first played in the Russian Hockey First League (RUS-3) with HC CSKA Moscow's second-tier team in 2001. He spent several seasons at that level and debuted with CSKA's senior team in the Russian Superleague in 2004–05, going pointless in eight games. The following season, he recorded 14 points playing 39 games in the Superleague.[2] Shirokov was then selected 163rd overall in the sixth round of the 2006 NHL entry draft by the Vancouver Canucks. The sixth-round draft pick was acquired by the Canucks in a trade with the Florida Panthers.[3]

Though selected by an NHL team, Shirokov continued to play in Russia for HC CSKA Moscow and recorded a team-best and career-high 40 points in 56 games for CSKA, who competed in the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2008–09.[2][4] He then turned down a tax-free $500,000 contract to stay in the KHL.[5] Instead, Shirokov left for North America and signed with the Canucks to a two-year, two-way US$1.75 million contract on 17 August 2009.[6] The deal allowed him to make an annual US$875,000 at the NHL level or C$67,500 in the minor leagues.[5]

Shirokov made an immediate impression in his first training camp with the Canucks, but suffered a minor setback during the pre-season, missing a week with an injured knee.[7] He recovered in time for the end of the pre-season to lead the team in exhibition scoring with seven points in four games.[8] As a result, Shirokov earned a roster spot for the start of the 2009–10 season, beating out fellow Canucks prospects Cody Hodgson and Michael Grabner.[9]

Shirokov made his NHL debut on 1 October against the Calgary Flames, starting the season on the second line with Ryan Kesler and Mikael Samuelsson, as well as the first power-play unit.[10] However, after going pointless in his first three games before becoming a healthy scratch, he was sent down to the Canucks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose on 8 October.[11] Shirokov scored his first AHL goal in his Moose debut the next day against Drew MacIntyre of the Chicago Wolves, also adding an assist in a 4–1 win.[12] After scoring 10 points in his first 10 games with the Moose, Shirokov was re-called by the Canucks on 25 October after an injury to forward Kyle Wellwood,[13][14] but was returned to the AHL after three games on 30 October in favour of centre Mario Bliznak.[15] On 30 December, Shirokov was chosen to Team PlanetUSA for the 2010 AHL All-Star Game.[16] At the time of the selection, he was leading the Moose in scoring with 11 goals and 23 points through 33 games.[16] He finished his first campaign in North America with 22 goals and 45 points over 76 games. Among AHL rookies, Shirokov was ninth in points and tied for third in goals.[17] He added two assists in six playoff games as the Moose were eliminated by the Hamilton Bulldogs in the opening round.

Shirokov started the 2010–11 season with the Moose. After a slow start, he was leading the Moose in scoring with 33 points in 39 games, including a team-record 12-game point streak,[18] when he was recalled by the Canucks on 17 January 2011.[19] In his first game back in the NHL the following day, Shirokov scored his first NHL goal against Craig Anderson in a 4–3 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche.[20] After two games, he was sent back to the Moose on 23 January.[21] Shirokov was selected as the Moose representative for the 2011 AHL All-Star Game, the second year in a row he would be at the game.[22] He went on to complete the season with a team-leading 22 goals, 36 assists and 58 points in 76 games. As the Moose advanced to the second round of the 2011 playoffs, he led the team in scoring with 7 goals, while adding 3 assists for 10 points over 14 games.[23]

In the off-season Shirokov signed a three-year deal with CSKA Moscow.[24] Then on 9 July 2011, Vancouver traded his rights to the Florida Panthers for the rights to forward Mike Duco.[25] In his first year upon returning to CSKA Moscow, he finished eighth in KHL point scoring and was named to the 2012 KHL All-Star Game.[26][27] The following season, Shirokov participated in the 2013 KHL All-Star Game.[28] On 5 November 2013, CSKA Moscow traded Shirokov to Avangard Omsk along with Maxim Goncharov in exchange for Alexander Frolov and Stanislav Egorsheva.[29] On 19 December 2015 in exchange for Anton Burdasov and Peter Khokhryakov, he has joined SKA Saint Petersburg.[30]

After spending most of three seasons in SKA Saint Petersburg, Shirokov returned to Avangard as a free agent, securing a two-year deal on May 30, 2018.[31] During the 2019-20 season, Shirokov was signed to a two-year contract extension on 27 December 2019.

Before his extension kicked in, Shirokov was dealt by Avangard Omsk before the 2020–21 season to Spartak Moscow in exchange for Alexander Khokhlachev on 3 May 2020.[32] Shirokov enjoyed a productive two-year tenure with Spartak, serving a team captain in the 2021–22 season, in posting 10 goals and 29 points through 45 regular season games.

On 11 May 2022, having left Spartak as a free agent, Shirokov agreed to a two-year contract to continue in the KHL with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.[33]

At the conclusion of his two-year tenure with Avtomobilist, Shirokov extended his career in the KHL by signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with Sibir Novosibirsk on 21 June 2024.[34] Shirokov spent two productive seasons in Sibir, serving a team captain in the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons, in posting 25 goals while adding 36 assists for 61 points over 126 games.

On May 28, 2026 during 2025-26 KHL season closing ceremony Shirokov announced his retirement as a hockey player.[35]

International play

Shirokov made his international debut with Russia at the 2003 U-18 Junior World Cup, earning a silver medal while contributing four points in five games.[36] He continued to play with the national under-18 team, helping Russia to the best records at the 2003 Four Nations and 2004 Five Nations Tournaments.[37][38] At the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships, he helped Russia to another gold medal in Minsk, Belarus, defeating the United States 3–2 in the final. Shirokov contributed two goals in six games.

Shirokov made the jump to Russia's under-20 team in September 2004, posting the second-best record with Russia at the Four Nations Tournament.[39] Several months later, he made his first of two appearances at the World Junior Championships. In 2005 he scored eight points in six games at the top under-20 tournament in Grand Forks, North Dakota, helping Russia to a silver medal finish, losing in the final to Canada. In April 2005, Russia hosted the Big Prize Tournament in St. Petersburg, where Shirokov recorded an assist in two games as Russia posted the best record.[40][41]

The next hockey season, Shirokov competed in the under-20 Four Nations Tournament in September 2005, where Russia finished with the worst record in the tournament.[42] A couple months later, he helped Russia to the best record at the Four Nations Tournament in November.[43] At the 2006 World Junior Championships in British Columbia, Shirokov helped Russia to a second consecutive silver medal, losing once again to Canada in the final. He scored five points in six games.[41]

Shirokov was a member of the gold medal-winning Russian teams at the 2012 IIHF World Championship and 2014 IIHF World Championship tournaments, scoring a combined five goals and seven assists between the two events.[44][45] He scored a goal and an assist in the gold-medal match against Finland at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[46][47] He won a silver medal the following year at the 2015 IIHF World Championship in Czech Republic.[48] He was a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and helped them win the gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2001–02CSKA Moscow 2RUS 3182350—————
2002–03CSKA Moscow 2RUS 320000—————
2003–04CSKA Moscow 2RUS 36639418066—————
2004–05CSKA MoscowRSL80000—————
2004–05CSKA Moscow 2RUS 32516132947—————
2005–06CSKA MoscowRSL3977142640000
2006–07CSKA MoscowRSL52161935361246104
2007–08CSKA MoscowRSL571221332860334
2008–09CSKA MoscowKHL561723403681344
2009–10Vancouver CanucksNHL60002—————
2009–10Manitoba MooseAHL762223453260224
2010–11Vancouver CanucksNHL21010—————
2010–11Manitoba MooseAHL76223658511473104
2011–12CSKA MoscowKHL531829472651012
2012–13CSKA MoscowKHL33581322912312
2013–14CSKA MoscowKHL2549136—————
2013–14Avangard OmskKHL296142029—————
2014–15Avangard OmskKHL3322123426122242
2015–16Avangard OmskKHL4212112320—————
2015–16SKA Saint PetersburgKHL17191081521316
2016–17SKA Saint PetersburgKHL421112231816281018
2017–18SKA Saint PetersburgKHL491922411691340
2018–19Avangard OmskKHL61182341181963914
2019–20Avangard OmskKHL391012222250226
2020–21Spartak MoscowKHL592220421940110
2021–22Spartak MoscowKHL451019291451120
2022–23Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL451816343873580
2023–24Avtomobilist YekaterinburgKHL5711162728122358
2024–25Sibir NovosibirskKHL6219203918604416
2025–26Sibir NovosibirskKHL56612181220007
RSL totals156354782902249138
KHL totals80322928751637613422386098
NHL totals81012—————
  • All statistics taken from NHL.com[49]

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2004RussiaWJC1862026
2005RussiaWJC64480
2006RussiaWJC63258
2012RussiaWC101562
2014RussiaWC104262
2015RussiaWC92022
2016RussiaWC103142
2018OAROG60222
Junior totals18961514
Senior totals4510102010
  • All statistics taken from Eliteprospects.com[50]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
KHL
All-Star Game2012, 2013[28]
Gagarin Cup2017[51]
AHL
All-Star Game2010, 2011[52]

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