Ruslan Zainullin

Ruslan Zainullin
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Born	(1982-02-14) 14 February 1982 Kazan, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
VHL team Former teams	Kuban Krasnodar Ak Bars Kazan HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Dynamo Moscow HC Spartak Moscow HC MVD Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC CSKA Moscow
NHL Draft	34th overall, 2000 Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	1999–present

Ruslan Zainullin (born 14 February 1982) is a Russian professional ice hockey center currently playing for Kuban Krasnodar of the Russian second tier Higher Hockey League (VHL). His National Hockey League rights belong to the Calgary Flames.

Playing career

Zainullin was drafted 34th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft after playing his first professional season in the Russian Super League with Ak Bars Kazan. Despite being drafted in the NHL, Zainullin has never played in the league, opting to remain in Russia.

Playing with HC MVD in 2007–08, he recorded his most prolific season with 23 points in 50 games.

Career statistics

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Russia	WJC18			6	3	4	7	8
2002	Russia	WJC			7	0	1	1	2
Junior totals					13	3	5	8	10

Transactions

• 5 March 2001 - Traded to Phoenix Coyotes by Tampa Bay with Mike Johnson, Paul Mara and New York Islanders' 2nd-round choice (previously acquired, Phoenix selected Matthew Spiller) in 2001 NHL Entry Draft for Nikolai Khabibulin and Stan Neckar.
• 19 March 2002 - Rights traded to Atlanta Thrashers by Phoenix with Kirill Safronov and Phoenix's 4th-round choice (Patrick Dwyer) in 2002 NHL Entry Draft for Darcy Hordichuk and Atlanta's 4th (Lance Monych) and 5th (John Zeiler) round choices in 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
• 15 November 2002 - Traded to Calgary Flames by Atlanta for Marc Savard.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Ruslan Zainullin's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Ruslan Zainullin's player profile at NHL.com
• Ruslan Zainullin profile at Eurohockey.com