Igor Savvov

Igor Savvov
Date of birth	September 14, 1985
place of birth	Kohtla-Järve , Estonian SSR
size	179 cm
Weight	85 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2001-2003	HK Central Kohtla-Järve
2003-2006	Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik
2006-2015	Tartu Kalev-Välk
2015-2016	HC Panter Tallinn
2016-2017	HC Tallinn
since 2017	Tartu Kalev-Välk

Igor Savvov (born September 14, 1985 in Kohtla-Järve , Estonian SSR ) is an Estonian ice hockey player who has been under contract with Tartu Kalev-Välk in the Estonian Meistriliiga since 2017 .

Career

Savvov began his career as a hockey player with HK Central Kohtla-Järve in his hometown, for whom he made his debut in the Meistriliiga at the age of 16 . In 2003 he moved to the successor club Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik , with whom he could only achieve a single point in the league in three years. He then went to Tartu Kalev-Välk in 2006 , for whom he was on the ice for nine years in a row. With the club from the traditional university town, he won the Estonian national championship in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2015 . In 2011 he was also named the best defender in the league. After one year at HC Panter Tallinn and one year at HC Tallinn , he returned to Tartu in 2017.

International

In the junior division, Savvov took part for Estonia in the U18 World Championships in Division II in 2002 and 2003 and in the U20 World Championships in Division I in 2004 and 2005 .

He played with the men's national team at the World Championships in Division II in 2009 and 2012 . He also represented his colors at the qualifying tournament for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver .

Achievements and Awards

• 2008 Estonian champion with Tartu Kalev-Välk
• 2011 Estonian champion with Tartu Kalev-Välk
• 2011 Best Defender of Meistriliiga
• 2012 Estonian champion with Tartu Kalev-Välk
• 2012 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the World Cup Division II, Group A
• 2015 Estonian champion with Tartu Kalev-Välk

Web links

• Igor Savvov at eliteprospects.com (English)