| Birth Date: | 22 October 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Former Teams: | CSKA Moscow |
| Draft: | 38th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2021 |
| Draft Team: | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Career Start: | 2020 |
Daniil Valentinovich Chayka (ru|Даниил Валентинович Чайка; born 22 October 2002) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. Chayka was considered a top prospect for the 2021 NHL entry draft, and was selected 38th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).[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]
On December 2, 2024, Chayka was placed on waivers by the Golden Knights with the intention of terminating his contract.[5] Chayka cleared waivers the following day, subsequently becoming a free agent for the first time in his career.[6]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | 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 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 64 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Tahoe Knight Monsters | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||