Vladimir Antipov

Who is Vladimir Antipov?

Vladimir Borisovich Antipov is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Antipov began playing for Torpedo Yaroslavl, playing on their junior team. He was then drafted 103rd overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and Antipov was promoted to the senior team. In 1999, Antipov signed with the Maple Leafs organization and in a two-year stay he had spells in the American Hockey League with the St. John's Maple Leafs, the ECHL with the South Carolina Stingrays and the International Hockey League with the Long Beach Ice Dogs but never managed to play in the National Hockey League.

Antipov soon returned to Russia and re-signed with Yaroslavl who changed their name from Torpedo to Lokomotiv. Antipov would be ever present with the team for the next five seasons until 2006 where he signed for Salavat Yulaev Ufa.