Yuri Butsayev

Yuri Gennadievich Butsayev ; born October 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and the Atlanta Thrashers. He was drafted in the second round, 49th overall, by the Red Wings in the 1997 NHL entry draft. Yuri is the brother of the former NHL player Viacheslav Butsayev.

Playing career Drafted from HC Lada Togliatti, Butsayev made his National Hockey League debut with the Red Wings during the 1999–2000 season, appearing in 57 games and scoring five goals. After spending parts of the next two seasons with the Red Wings, Butsayev was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers along with a draft pick for defenceman Jiri Slegr.

Personal In September 2009 Butsayev was found guilty and sentenced to 10 months of conditional imprisonment for rape in Finland. The sexual assault had happened in Asikkala in July 2009. Butsayev was imprisoned for more than a month, but was allowed to leave the country after receiving his sentence.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Lada Togliatti-2 RUS- 44 3 2 5 15 — — — — — 1995–96 Lada Togliatti IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1995–96 Lada Togliatti-2 RUS-2 38 19 7 26 58 — — — — — 1996–97 Lada Togliatti RSL 42 13 11 24 38 11 2 2 4 8 1996–97 Lada Togliatti-2 RUS-3 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Lada Togliatti RSL 43 8 9 17 61 5 0 1 1 2 1998–99 Lada Togliatti RSL 39 10 8 18 55 7 1 2 3 14 1998–99 Dynamo Moscow RSL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 57 3 5 8 12 — — — — — 1999–00 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 9 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 15 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2000–01 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 54 29 17 46 26 4 0 2 2 2 2001–02 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 61 21 23 44 44 — — — — — 2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 8 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2001–02 Chicago Wolves AHL 4 1 1 2 0 22 7 4 11 20 2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 16 2 0 2 8 — — — — — 2002–03 Chicago Wolves AHL 7 6 3 9 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL 19 2 5 7 37 10 2 3 5 4 2003–04 CSKA Moscow RSL 18 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 2003–04 Lada Togliatti RSL 28 7 3 10 30 6 1 0 1 0 2004–05 Lada Togliatti RSL 42 6 6 12 32 10 2 2 4 6 2004–05 Lada Togliatti-2 RUS-3 8 7 6 13 4 — — — — — 2005–06 HC MVD RSL 38 2 7 9 37 — — — — — 2006–07 Lada Togliatti RSL 44 10 6 16 40 3 0 2 2 4 2007–08 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod RSL 57 8 8 16 71 — — — — — 2008–09 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 54 9 10 19 69 — — — — — 2009–10 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk VHL 28 10 5 15 18 17 9 3 12 18 2010–11 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2010–11 Zauralie Kurgan VHL 38 7 9 16 24 — — — — — 2011–12 CSKA Moscow KHL 50 0 4 4 32 5 1 0 1 22 RUS totals 372 67 67 134 407 52 8 12 20 38 KHL totals 111 9 14 23 103 5 1 0 1 22 NHL totals 99 10 4 14 28 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1997 Russia WJC 6 1 0 1 0 Junior totals 6 1 0 1 0

Awards and honours Award Year AHL All-Star Game 2001 Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) 2002