sentences:  He spent two seasons in the KHL before being signed to a two-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010.After one season with American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, in August 2011, Makarov signed a three-year deal to return with SKA Saint Petersburg.On November 27, 2014, Makarov was traded by SKA to HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2015.