Vyacheslav Butsayev
| Vyacheslav Butsayev | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 13, 1970 Tolyatti, URS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
CSKA Moscow Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning Lada Togliatti Södertälje SK Färjestads BK Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Severstal Cherepovets HC MVD | ||
| National team |
 Soviet Union  Unified Team & Russia | ||
| NHL Draft |
109th overall, 1990 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2007 | ||
Vyacheslav Gennadievich Butsayev (Russian: Вячеслав Геннадьевич Буцаев; born June 13, 1970) is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round, 109th overall, of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He last played for HC Dmitrov in Russia's Vysshaya Liga.
Butsayev played in the Soviet Union for several seasons before coming to North America, including three seasons with 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, San Jose Sharks, 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.
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 . In 2014 he was appointed as a head coach of the newly created KHL expansion team - Sochi Leopards.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Torpedo Tolyatti | USSR-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Torpedo Tolyatti | USSR-2 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Torpedo Tolyatti | USSR-2 | 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 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | RSL | 45 | 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-2 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 132 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Soviet Union | WJC |  |
7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | WC |  |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1992 | Unified Team | Oly |  |
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1992 | CIS | 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 Int'l Totals | 55 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 50 | ||||
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database