Yuri Butsayev

Yuri Gennadievich Butsayev (born October 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and the Atlanta Thrashers. He was drafted in the second round, 49th overall, by the Red Wings in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Yuri is the brother of the former NHL player Viacheslav Butsayev.

Yuri Butsayev
Butsayev in 2001
Born (1978-10-11) October 11, 1978
Togliatti, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Lada Togliatti
Dynamo Moscow
Detroit Red Wings
Atlanta Thrashers
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
CSKA Moscow
HC MVD
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Sibir Novosibirsk
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 49th overall, 1997
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19952012

Playing career

Drafted from HC Lada Togliatti, Butsayev made his National Hockey League debut with the Red Wings during the 1999–2000 season, appearing in 57 games and scoring five goals. After spending parts of the next two seasons with the Red Wings, Butsayev was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers along with a draft pick for defenceman Jiri Slegr.

After spending parts of two seasons with the Thrashers, Butsayev returned to Russia during the 2003 season and has played there ever since. Butsayev played only 99 games in the NHL 75 with the wings and 24 with the thrashers. He scored a total of 10 NHL goals.

Personal

In September 2009 Butsayev was found guilty and sentenced to 10 months of conditional imprisonment for rape in Finland. The sexual assault had happened in Asikkala in July 2009. Butsayev was imprisoned for more than a month, but was allowed to leave the country after receiving his sentence.[1][2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Lada Togliatti-2 RUS- 4432515
1995–96 Lada Togliatti IHL 10000
1995–96 Lada Togliatti-2 RUS-2 381972658
1996–97 Lada Togliatti RSL 4213112438 112248
1996–97 Lada Togliatti-2 RUS-3 11010
1997–98 Lada Togliatti RSL 43891761 50112
1998–99 Lada Togliatti RSL 391081855 712314
1998–99 Dynamo Moscow RSL 10110
1999–00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5735812
1999–00 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 90110
2000–01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 151124
2000–01 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 5429174626 40222
2001–02 Detroit Red Wings NHL 30000
2001–02 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 6121234444
2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 82024
2001–02 Chicago Wolves AHL 41120 22741120
2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 162028
2002–03 Chicago Wolves AHL 76390
2002–03 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 1925737 102354
2003–04 CSKA Moscow RSL 181346
2003–04 Lada Togliatti RSL 28731030 61010
2004–05 Lada Togliatti RSL 42661232 102246
2004–05 Lada Togliatti-2 RUS-3 876134
2005–06 HC MVD RSL 3827937
2006–07 Lada Togliatti RSL 441061640 30224
2007–08 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RSL 57881671
2008–09 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 549101969
2009–10 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk VHL 281051518 17931218
2010–11 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 70002
2010–11 Zauralie Kurgan VHL 38791624
2011–12 CSKA Moscow KHL 5004432 510122
RUS totals 3726767134407 528122038
KHL totals 11191423103 510122
NHL totals 991041428

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1997 Russia WJC 6 1 0 1 0
Junior totals 6 1 0 1 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
AHL
All-Star Game 2001 [3]
Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) 2002

References


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