| Anton Silayev | |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Sarov, Russia |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 207 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | KHL |
| Team: | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| Draft: | 10th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Draft Team: | New Jersey Devils |
| Career Start: | 2023 |
Anton Silayev (Russian: Антон Силаев; born 11 April 2006) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted tenth overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
Silayev began playing hockey at four years old, and became a defenceman at eight when a coach told him he was "too big" to play forward. In 2017, he moved to Nizhny Novgorod to play in the farm system of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Torpedo.[1]
Playing in the Russian Junior Hockey League (MHL) during the 2022–23 season, Silayev recorded eight points in 41 games, playing in first and second pair roles for championship-winning .[2] [3]
Joining Torpedo's KHL team for the 2023–24 season, Silayev broke the league's records for points by an under-18 player, points by an under-19 defenceman, and games played by an under-18 defenceman, with 11 points in 63 games. He would also lead Torpedo with 98 hits and earn a nomination for KHL rookie of the year.[4] Following the season, he was drafted tenth overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2024 NHL entry draft.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 2022–23 | Chaika Nizhny Novgorod | MHL | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 2023–24 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 63 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Chaika Nizhny Novgorod | MHL | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | ||
| KHL totals | 63 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||