| Daniil Chayka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 22, 2002 Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Vegas Golden Knights Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) CSKA Moscow | ||
| NHL Draft |
39th overall, 2021 Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Daniil Valentinovich Chayka (Russian: Даниил Валентинович Чайка; born October 22, 2002) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently assigned to the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Chayka was considered a top prospect for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, and was selected 39th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights.[1]
Chayka won the OHL Cup as a member of the U16 Toronto Jr. Canadiens. Chayka was then drafted by the Guelph Storm and won the 2019 OHL championship.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chayka returned to Russia, where he won the 2020 Karjala Cup.[3] He was a member of the Russian 2020 World Junior team.[4]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 56 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 56 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Zvezda Moscow | VHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Krasnaya Armiya | MHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 53 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Russia | WJC | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||