Anton Belov

Anton Sergeyevich Belov (; born 29 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played with CSKA Moscow, SKA Saint Petersburg, Dynamo Moscow and played one season in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers.

Playing career Belov made his professional debut with CSKA Moscow of the Russia Elite League in the 2004–05 season. Belov would play four seasons for Moscow. From 2008 to 2013, Belov played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Belov played five seasons for Omsk.

In 2013, Belov decided he wanted to ply his trade in the NHL. On 30 May 2013, the Edmonton Oilers announced that they had signed Belov to a one-year entry-level contract. Belov made the team roster to begin the 2013–14 season. On 10 January 2014, Belov scored his first NHL goal against Jeff Zatkoff of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite his status as a top defenceman in the KHL, Belov was used in a depth role with the Oilers and finished the year with 7 points in 57 games.

On 16 April 2014, as an approaching free agent, Belov signed a lucrative four-year contract to return to the Russian KHL with SKA St. Petersburg.

Following a lone season with Dynamo Moscow in 2021–22, Belov returned to his former club, Avangard Omsk, as a free agent in signing a one-year contract on 3 May 2022.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 21 2 2 4 12 — — — — — 2003–04 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 32 0 1 1 22 — — — — — 2003–04 Mechel Chelyabinsk RUS.2 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2003–04 Mechel–2 Chelyabinsk RUS.3 8 3 3 6 8 — — — — — 2004–05 CSKA Moscow RSL 30 0 0 0 14 — — — — — 2004–05 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 20 1 7 8 14 — — — — — 2005–06 CSKA Moscow RSL 18 0 2 2 35 1 0 0 0 0 2005–06 CSKA–2 Moscow RUS.3 6 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2006–07 CSKA Moscow RSL 49 4 5 9 42 12 1 3 4 8 2007–08 CSKA Moscow RSL 54 1 4 5 69 6 1 1 2 16 2008–09 Avangard Omsk KHL 38 1 4 5 71 5 1 0 1 4 2009–10 Avangard Omsk KHL 39 1 10 11 48 — — — — — 2010–11 Avangard Omsk KHL 54 4 10 14 28 8 1 2 3 4 2011–12 Avangard Omsk KHL 50 0 6 6 30 18 1 2 3 12 2012–13 Avangard Omsk KHL 46 9 17 26 30 12 1 3 4 24 2013–14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 57 1 6 7 34 — — — — — 2014–15 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 36 3 5 8 12 20 1 6 7 13 2015–16 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 46 3 7 10 12 15 2 2 4 2 2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 56 9 18 27 12 18 3 11 14 10 2017–18 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 24 2 5 7 2 7 0 3 3 27 2018–19 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 41 6 10 16 8 17 0 1 1 4 2019–20 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 42 4 9 13 8 4 1 1 2 0 2020–21 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 37 2 6 8 8 7 0 0 0 2 2021–22 Dynamo Moscow KHL 22 2 5 7 4 6 0 0 0 2 2022–23 Avangard Omsk KHL 67 1 12 13 16 14 0 1 1 6 RSL totals 152 5 10 15 160 19 2 5 7 24 KHL totals 598 47 126 173 287 151 11 32 43 110 NHL totals 57 1 6 7 34 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2003 Russia U18 5 0 0 0 2 2003 Russia IH18 5 0 2 2 8 2004 Russia U18 6 1 1 2 6 2005 Russia WJC 6 0 0 0 2 2013 Russia WC 6th 8 1 3 4 4 2014 Russia OG 5th 5 1 0 1 0 2014 Russia WC 10 2 3 5 6 2015 Russia WC 10 1 1 2 4 2016 Russia WC 9 2 5 7 0 2017 Russia WC 10 2 3 5 14 Junior totals 22 1 3 4 18 Senior totals 52 9 15 24 28

Awards and honors Award Year KHL Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) 2015, 2017 Best P Plus–minus (+34) 2017