Yuri Gennadievich Butsayev (Russian: Юрий Геннадъевич Буцаев); 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Butsayev in 2001 | |||
| Born |
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 | 1995–2012 | ||
Playing career
editDrafted 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
editIn 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Lada Togliatti-2 | RUS- | 44 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Lada Togliatti | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Lada Togliatti-2 | RUS-2 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 42 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Lada Togliatti-2 | RUS-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 43 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 39 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 57 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 54 | 29 | 17 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 61 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 28 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 42 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lada Togliatti-2 | RUS-3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC MVD | RSL | 38 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lada Togliatti | RSL | 44 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | RSL | 57 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 54 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | VHL | 28 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Zauralie Kurgan | VHL | 38 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 50 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||
| RUS totals | 372 | 67 | 67 | 134 | 407 | 52 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 38 | ||||
| KHL totals | 111 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 99 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| 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
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2001 | [3] |
| Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) | 2002 | |
References
edit- ^ Spoluhráč Brendla a Bednáře je ve vazbě, Jurij Bucajev byl ve Finsku obviněn ze znásilnění Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former NHL player Butsayev convicted of rape". iltasanomat.fi. 2011-07-18. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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