Chayka spent the 2020-21 season in Russia, splitting 26 games between the KHL, VHL and MHL. The defenseman played the previous two seasons in Ontario with the Guelph Storm of the OHL. Chayka led all Storm defensemen with 34 points (11 G, 23 A) during the 2019-20 campaign. The native of Moskva, Russia was selected by the Golden Knights in the second round (38th overall) of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
Daniil Chayka, Defenseman
Birthplace: Moskva, Russia
Height: 6-3
Weight: 185 lbs.
Age: 18
Shoots: Left
- Spent 2020-21 campaign in Russia, splitting 26 games across the KHL, VHL and MHL
- Played two seasons with the Guelph Storm of the OHL, winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions during the 2018-19 season
- Led Guelph defensemen with 34 points (11 G, 23 A) amid second season with the Storm
- Earned a gold medal with Team Russia at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
- Selected by Vegas in the second round (38th overall) of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft
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