Igor Chibirev

Freitag, 19. April 1968

Ihor Viktorovich "Igor" Chibirev (Ukrainian: Ігор Вікторович Чибирєв; born April 19, 1968) is a retired Ukrainian ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers. Chibirev began his career in the Vysshaya Liga for before moving to the Soviet Hockey League for CSKA Moscow. After a spell in the International Hockey League for the Fort Wayne Komets, Chibirev was drafted 266th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and over two seasons he played 45 regular season games for the Whalers, scoring 7 goals and 12 assists for 19 points. Three of those goals came in an 8-4 Hartford road win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 5, 1995. In 1995, he moved to Switzerland's Nationalliga A and signed for HC Ambri-Piotta and spent three seasons wit