Nikolai Tsulygin

Nikolai Leonidovich Tsulygin born May 29, 1975) is a retired Russian professional ice hockey player. Tsulygin was drafted 30th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL entry draft, the Ducks' second ever draft pick behind Paul Kariya and played twenty-two games for Anaheim, scoring one assist and collecting eight penalty minutes during the 1996–97 NHL season. Tsulygin returned to Russia in 1999 and remained there until his retirement in 2008.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Soviet 2 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1990–91 Avangard Ufa Soviet 3 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Soviet 2 10 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1991–92 Avangard Ufa Soviet 3 15 1 3 4 8 — — — — — 1992–93 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 42 5 4 9 21 2 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 43 0 14 14 24 5 0 1 1 0 1994–95 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 13 2 2 4 10 7 0 0 0 4 1994–95 CSKA Moskva Russia 16 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1994–95 CSKA Moskva II Russia 2 1 — 0 — — — — — — — 1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 78 3 18 21 109 12 0 5 5 18 1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 22 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 17 4 13 17 8 3 0 0 0 0 1996–97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 5 2 1 3 8 — — — — — 1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 77 5 31 36 63 — — — — — 1998–99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 17 1 4 5 8 — — — — — 1998–99 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 27 4 9 13 40 — — — — — 1999–00 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 19 1 5 6 18 12 2 0 2 8 2000–01 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 33 3 5 8 44 — — — — — 2000–01 Severstal Cherepovets Russia 10 2 2 4 6 9 0 1 1 10 2001–02 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 45 3 8 11 12 — — — — — 2002–03 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 15 1 2 3 14 — — — — — 2002–03 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Russia 19 3 4 7 30 — — — — — 2003–04 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Russia 51 7 20 27 54 5 1 1 2 10 2004–05 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 47 5 5 10 48 — — — — — 2004–05 Dynamo Moskva Russia 8 0 0 0 8 5 0 1 1 10 2005–06 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 37 3 10 13 40 6 0 0 0 8 2006–07 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 13 0 1 1 14 — — — — — 2006–07 Sibir Novosibirsk Russia 33 0 4 4 36 6 0 0 0 18 2007–08 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Russia 14 0 0 0 12 — — — — — NHL totals 22 0 1 1 8 — — — — — AHL totals 172 12 62 74 180 15 0 5 5 18 Russia totals 485 39 95 134 443 57 3 4 7 64

International statistics Year Team Event Place GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Russia WJC 6th 5 0 0 0 2 1994 Russia WJC 7 1 2 3 12