[2] He is the elder brother of the Soviet (and NHL) hockey legend Sergei Makarov.
[3] Nikolai Makarov was a top Defenceman for Traktor Chelyabinsk during his time there.
At the end of the regular season 1982–82, an opponent slashed his arm with his stick, causing a major injury, and Makarov was not able to recover fully before the play-off finals against IFK Helsinki, which Jokerit lost 3–2.
Nikolai Makarov was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.
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