Anton Sergeyevich Belov (russian: Антон Серге́евич Бело́в; born 29 July 1986) is a Russian professional

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. He is currently an

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who most recently played 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

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(KHL). He has previously played with

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...

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and played one season in the

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(NHL) with the

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Playing career

Belov made his professional debut with

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

(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

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

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of the

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. 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 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

International

Awards and honors

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