Edmonton Oilers Sign Anton Belov
The Edmonton Oilers anounced today that they have signed 6’4, 219 pound defenceman Anton Belov to a one year entry level contract.
We can expect Belov to start in the top 6 next season and possibly see top 4 minutes throughout the season. He’s described as an excellent skater who can control the offensive game with his passing and hard shot but needs work on his defensive game.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005-06 | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 49 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007-08 | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 54 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 2008-09 | Omsk Avangard | KHL | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | Omsk Avangard | KHL | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010-11 | Omsk Avangard | KHL | 54 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011-12 | Omsk Avangard | KHL | 50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | |||||
| 2012-13 | Omsk Avangard | KHL | 46 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| 2013-14 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 | |||||
| 2013-14 | Oklahoma City Barons* | AHL | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
Anton Belov statistics provided by hockeyDB.com
This is the first signing for Craig Mactavish since taking over the reigns as Oilers GM and appears to be a low risk (1 year entry level) high reward type of signing. Looks good.
