Ostap Safin

Ostap Safin (born 11 February 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who plays for HK Dukla Trenčín of the Slovak Extraliga.

Playing career Safin made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with Sparta Prague during the 2015–16 Czech Extraliga season.

Safin was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round, 115th overall, in the 2017 NHL entry draft. Shortly after this, he was picked 53rd overall by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL in the 2017 CHL Import Draft. After this, he made the move to North America to play for the Sea Dogs during the 2017–18 season.

During a productive rookie season with the Sea Dogs, Safin agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Oilers on March 6, 2018. Safin played out the regular season with the Sea Dogs, leading the club in scoring with 26 goals and 32 assists for 58 points to be named the club's rookie of the year. With the Dogs finishing out of playoff contention, Safin embarked on his North American professional career to was assigned to the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, on March 20, 2018.

After his entry-level contract with the Oilers, Safin as an impending restricted free agent, opted to return to the Czech Republic and re-join his original club, HC Sparta Praha, by agreeing to a two-year contract on 26 May 2022.

Approaching the 2023–24 season, Safin left Sparta and moved to the KHL on an initial tryout basis with HC Lada Togliatti. On 16 August 2023, Safin successfully secured a one-year contract with Lada. In the midst of the 2024–25 season, Safin transferred to eventual Gagarin Cup finalists, Traktor Chelyabinsk, registering 2 goals through 17 playoff appearances.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 HC Sparta Praha Czech.20 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Sparta Praha ELH 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 HC Sparta Praha Czech.20 24 6 12 18 66 6 4 5 9 2 2016–17 HC Sparta Praha ELH 8 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2016–17 HC Litoměřice Czech.1 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 61 26 32 58 31 — — — — — 2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 9 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2018–19 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 15 3 8 11 14 23 0 2 2 10 2019–20 Wichita Thunder ECHL 54 16 19 35 27 — — — — — 2020–21 Bakersfield Condors AHL 22 4 2 6 2 6 1 1 2 0 2021–22 Bakersfield Condors AHL 27 2 3 5 10 — — — — — 2021–22 Wichita Thunder ECHL 8 0 1 1 7 — — — — — 2022–23 HC Sparta Praha ELH 41 8 5 13 18 2 1 0 1 4 2022–23 HC Baník Sokolov Czech.1 5 0 8 8 4 — — — — — 2023–24 Lada Togliatti KHL 67 13 23 36 32 5 0 0 0 0 2024–25 Lada Togliatti KHL 25 5 10 15 10 — — — — — 2024–25 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 15 2 1 3 4 17 2 0 2 4 2025–26 Admiral Vladivostok KHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Shanghai Dragons KHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — ELH totals 50 9 6 15 20 2 1 0 1 4 KHL totals 113 20 34 54 46 22 2 0 2 4

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Czech Republic U17 7th 5 1 0 1 0 2016 Czech Republic IH18 5 3 1 4 2 2017 Czech Republic U18 7th 5 1 3 4 2 2018 Czech Republic WJC 4th 7 1 2 3 6 Junior totals 22 6 6 12 10