Victor Vladimirovich Antipin (russian: Виктор Владимирович Антипин; born 6 December 1992) is a Russian professional

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who is currently playing with

Traktor Chelyabinsk Traktor Chelyabinsk, also known as Traktor (russian: Трактор), is a professional ice hockey team based in Chelyabinsk, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). F ...

in the

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(KHL). He has previously played in the

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(NHL) with the

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. He is the son of

Vladimir Antipin Vladimir Yurevich Antipin (russian: Влади́мир Ю́рьевич Анти́пин; born April 18, 1970) is a former Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship and the 2006 Winter Ol ...

Playing career

Antipin joined the youth team of

Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk (russian: Металлург Магнитогорск) is a professional ice hockey team based in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. They are members of the Kharlamov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League. They a ...

as a 16-year old in the 2008–09 season. He made his debut in the

on the blueline with Magnitogorsk in the 2010–11 season, appearing in 2 games. After six seasons and two

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s with

, 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

on 25 May 2017. Antipin recorded his first NHL point on 24 October 2017 against the

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. Antipin missed 13 games in January due to an illness. On 31 March 2018 Antipin was hit by

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forward

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, 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

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, Antipin was traded, alongside

Miro Aaltonen Miro Aaltonen (born 7 June 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for EHC Kloten of the National League (NL). Aaltonen was selected by Atlant Moscow Oblast in the 2nd round (45th overall) of the 2011 KHL Junior Draft, and he was a ...

, 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.

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 The 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships was the 12th edition of the IIHF World U18 Championship. The tournament was held in Minsk and Babruysk, Belarus, between April 13 and April 23, 2010. Tournament games were played at the Minsk Sports Palace in ...

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 The 2012 IIHF U20 World Championship (commonly known as the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships) was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It began on Decemb ...

, and later played for Russian men's national team in

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and

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world championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antipin, Viktor 1992 births Living people Ice hockey people from Oskemen Russian ice hockey defencemen Kazakhstani ice hockey defencemen Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Buffalo Sabres players Metallurg Magnitogorsk players Salavat Yulaev Ufa players SKA Saint Petersburg players Stalnye Lisy players Traktor Chelyabinsk players Undrafted National Hockey League players HC Vityaz players Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in the United States Kazakhstani expatriate ice hockey people Russian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States