Stepanishev began his career with
Sokil Kyiv in the
Soviet Championship League during the 1981–82 season. He played for Sokil until 1990, when he joined the Swiss team
EHC Chur. He played for Chur,
HC Davos,
EHC Biel,
SC Langnau, and
HC Ambri-Piotta in Switzerland between 1990 and 1995. During that time he also played part of the 1993 and 1995 seasons with Sokil Kyiv in the
International Hockey League, and he spent the entire 1993–94 season with
EK Zell am See in the
Austrian National League. Stepanishev played the entire 1995–96 season for Sokil, before joining
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, who he played for until 1999. He spent part of the 1998–99 season with Sokil Kyiv and retired following the 2000–01 season spent with the team. ==References==