Viktor Antipin

Victor Vladimirovich Antipin (; born 6 December 1992) is a Kazakh-born Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently under contract with Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres. He is the son of Vladimir Antipin.

Playing career Antipin joined the youth team of Metallurg Magnitogorsk as a 16-year-old in the 2008–09 season. He made his debut in the Kontinental Hockey League on the blueline with Magnitogorsk in the 2010–11 season, appearing in 2 games.

After six seasons and two Gagarin Cups with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, following the 2016–17 season, Antipin terminated his contract with the club in order to pursue his NHL ambitions on 1 May 2017. He later signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres on 25 May 2017. Antipin recorded his first NHL point on 24 October 2017 against the Detroit Red Wings. Antipin missed 13 games in January due to an illness. On 31 March 2018 Antipin was hit by Nashville Predators forward Scott Hartnell, suffering a concussion and broken nose from the hit. He was ruled out indefinitely for the rest of the season.

As a restricted free agent, Antipin was not qualified by the Sabres due to his falling on the depth chart. On 2 July 2018, Antipin opted to return to former club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL, agreeing to an optional three-year contract.

After two seasons in his return to Magnitogorsk, Antipin left as a free agent and signed an improved two-year contract with SKA Saint Petersburg on 7 May 2020.

Following his first full season with SKA Saint Petersburg in 2020–21, Antipin was traded, alongside Miro Aaltonen, to HC Vityaz in exchange for four prospects on 15 June 2021. Antipin began the 2021–22 season with Vityaz, posting 3 assists through 28 games before he was again on the move after he was traded to Salavat Yulaev Ufa in exchange for Yevgeni Lisovets on 19 November 2021.

On 8 May 2023, Antipin was signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk for the 2023–24 season. After a lone season in Chelyabinsk, Antipin left at the conclusion of his contract and went on to play in his home country, Kazakhstan, for the first time. He joined Barys Astana of the KHL on a one-year contract, on 23 August 2024.

International play Antipin played the 2009 World Junior A Challenge where he won the bronze medal with the Russian U18 team. He later played for Russian U18 national team in the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships where the team finished in fourth place. Antipin played for the silver medal-winning Russian U20 national team in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and later played for Russian men's national team in 2015, 2016 and 2017 world championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 Stalnye Lisy MHL 39 2 9 11 22 5 0 0 0 2 2010–11 Stalnye Lisy MHL 44 4 10 14 68 17 4 2 6 8 2010–11 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2011–12 Stalnye Lisy MHL 40 6 19 25 18 11 2 4 6 0 2012–13 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 50 10 11 21 8 7 1 2 3 0 2013–14 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 45 9 8 17 16 21 4 5 9 25 2014–15 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 54 5 16 21 4 10 2 5 7 0 2015–16 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 56 6 9 15 8 23 3 4 7 8 2016–17 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 59 6 18 24 8 18 7 4 11 2 2017–18 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47 0 10 10 18 — — — — — 2018–19 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 55 11 16 27 8 6 0 3 3 4 2019–20 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 60 5 14 19 10 5 0 0 0 2 2020–21 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 53 2 9 11 10 15 0 1 1 2 2021–22 HC Vityaz KHL 28 0 3 3 10 — — — — — 2021–22 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 14 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 1 2 2022–23 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 59 1 7 8 10 6 0 0 0 0 2023–24 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 55 4 13 17 10 14 1 2 3 6 2024–25 Barys Astana KHL 24 1 5 6 4 — — — — — 2025–26 Lada Togliatti KHL 23 0 3 3 7 — — — — — 2025–26 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — KHL totals 643 60 133 193 119 129 18 27 45 51 NHL totals 47 0 10 10 18 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Russia WJC18 4th 7 1 1 2 6 2012 Russia WJC 7 0 2 2 2 2015 Russia WC 10 0 3 3 2 2016 Russia WC 6 0 1 1 6 2017 Russia WC 10 0 4 4 0 Junior totals 14 1 3 4 8 Senior totals 26 0 8 8 8

Awards and honors Award YearMHL All-Star Game 2011 KHL All-Star Game 2013 Gagarin Cup 2014, 2016 Gentleman Award 2015