Vyacheslav Butsayev

Vyacheslav Butsayev
Born	(1970-06-13) 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 [1]. 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