Anton Sergeyevich Belov (russian: Антон Серге́евич Бело́в; born 29 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (russian: ХК Авангард, links=no, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team from Omsk. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental H ...

in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played with CSKA Moscow,

SKA Saint Petersburg The Hockey Club SKA (russian: Спортивный клуб СКА), often referred to as SKA Saint Petersburg and literally as the Sports Club of the Army, is a Russian professional ice hockey club based in Saint Petersburg. They are members o ...

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

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

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, Belov played for

of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Belov played five seasons for Omsk. In 2013, Belov decided he wanted 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

in 2021–22, Belov returned to former club, Avangard Omsk, as a free agent in signing a one-year contract on 3 May 2022.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belov, Anton 1986 births Living people Avangard Omsk players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Dynamo Moscow players Edmonton Oilers players Sportspeople from Ryazan Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Russia SKA Saint Petersburg players Undrafted National Hockey League players Russian ice hockey defencemen Russian expatriate ice hockey people Russian expatriate sportspeople in Canada