Vyacheslav Butsayev
| Vyacheslav Butsayev | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Butsayev in 2017 | ||||||
| Born |
June 13, 1970 Tolyatti, Soviet Union | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Shot | Left | |||||
| Played for | ||||||
| National team |
 NHL Draft | 109th overall, | ||||
| Playing career | 1987–2007 | |||||
Vyacheslav Gennadievich Butsayev (
Vysshaya Liga. Vyacheslav is the brother of former professional hockey player Yuri Butsayev
.
Playing career
Butsayev played in the Soviet Union for several seasons before coming to North America, including three seasons with powerhouse club HC CSKA Moscow. He joined the Flyers for the 1992–93 season, playing in 52 games and scoring 16 points.
Butsayev was a journeyman in the NHL, playing for the Flyers,
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, and Tampa Bay Lightning. He returned to Russia
for the 2001–02 season and has played there since.
In his NHL career, Butsayev appeared in 132 games. He scored 17 goals and added 26 assists.
Personal
After retirement as a player, he worked for HC CSKA Moscow - as an assistant coach and (acting) head coach of the first team, and as a junior A (MHL) team's coach - winning Kharlamov Cup in 2011.[1] In 2014, he was appointed as a head coach of the newly created KHL expansion team - Sochi Leopards.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Torpedo Tolyatti | USSR II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Torpedo Tolyatti | USSR II | 37 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Torpedo Tolyatti | USSR II | 60 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 48 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | USSR | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | CIS | 28 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | CSKA Moscow | IHL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 52 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 24 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Lada Togliatti | IHL | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95
|
Kansas City Blades | IHL | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
|
NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 62 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 80 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | ||
1996–97
|
Södertälje SK | SEL | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Färjestads BK
|
SEL | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 41 | ||
1997–98
|
Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 76 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 128 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
1998–99
|
Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 71 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000
|
Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 68 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 85 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | ||
2000–01
|
Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 75 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2001–02 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 29 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 46 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 54 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Severstal Cherepovets
|
RSL | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | CSKA Moscow | RSL | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC MVD | RSL | 49 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Dmitrov
|
RUS II
|
19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 132 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 303 | 128 | 169 | 297 | 413 | 36 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 52 | ||||
| RSL totals | 232 | 49 | 64 | 113 | 224 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Soviet Union
|
WJC
|
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
1991
|
Soviet Union | WC | 
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | CC | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Unified Team | OG | 
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
1992
|
Russia | WC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
1993
|
Russia | WC |
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
1997
|
Russia | WC | 4th | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2002 | Russia | WC |
|
9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Russia | WC | 10th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 60 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 50 | ||||
References
- ^ "Советский спорт - новости футбол, хоккей, биатлон и другие виды спорта". Archived from the original on 2011-11-26.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database