Ostap Safin
| Ostap Safin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Safin with Sparta Praha in 2017 | |||
| Born |
11 February 1999 Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Lada Togliatti HC Sparta Praha Bakersfield Condors | ||
| NHL Draft |
115th overall, 2017 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Ostap Safin (born 11 February 1999) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for HC Lada Togliatti of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career[edit]
Safin made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with Sparta Prague during the 2015–16 Czech Extraliga season.[1]
Safin was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round, 115th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Shortly after this he was picked 53rd overall by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL in the 2017 CHL Import Draft. After this he made the move to North America to play for the Sea Dogs during the 2017–18 season.[2]
During a productive rookie season with the Sea Dogs, Safin agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Oilers on March 6, 2018.[3] Safin played out the regular season with the Sea Dogs, leading the club in scoring with 26 goals and 32 assists for 58 points to be named the club's rookie of the year. With the Dogs finishing out of playoff contention, Safin embarked on his North American professional career to be assigned to the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, on March 20, 2018.[4]
At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Oilers, Safin as an impending restricted free agent opted to return to the Czech Republic and re-join his original club, HC Sparta Praha, by agreeing to a two-year contract on 26 May 2022.[5]
Approaching the 2023–24 season, Safin left Sparta and moved to the KHL on an initial tryout basis with HC Lada Togliatti. On 16 August 2023, Safin successfully secured a one-year contract with Lada.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Sparta Praha | Czech.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Sparta Praha | Czech.20 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Litoměřice | Czech.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 61 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 54 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Sparta Praha | ELH | 41 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Baník Sokolov | Czech.1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Lada Togliatti | KHL | 67 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ELH totals | 50 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| KHL totals | 67 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Czech Republic | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Czech Republic | IH18 | 
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Czech Republic | U18 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "hrac › Ostap Safin" (in Czech). hcsparta.cz. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "hrac › Ostap Safin" (in Czech). hockej.cz. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Oilers sign Safin". Edmonton Oilers. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "D'Orio, Pare, Safin head to AHL". Saint John Sea Dogs. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Reinforcement from the ranks" (in Czech). HC Sparta Praha. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Lada announce three more signings" (in Russian). HC Lada Togliatti. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Bakersfield Condors players
- HC Baník Sokolov players
- Czech ice hockey right wingers
- Czech people of Russian descent
- Edmonton Oilers draft picks
- Halifax Mooseheads players
- HC Lada Togliatti players
- Saint John Sea Dogs players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- Ice hockey people from Prague
- Wichita Thunder players
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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