Igor Konstantinovich Varitsky () is a retired

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player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He was born on April 25, 1971, in

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and played for

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Severstal Cherepovets Hockey Club Severstal is a professional ice hockey club based in Cherepovets, Russia. It is a member of the Tarasov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). History Founded in 1956, the club was originally known as Stroitel (Builder) Cher ...

, and

Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk () is a professional ice hockey club based in Magnitogorsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club also competed in the Champions Hockey League (2008–09), Champion ...

. He was inducted into the

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in 1993. Varitsky was the world champion in 1993 and he also won the Russian Cup in 1998.

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Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio
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