| Vyacheslav Butsayev | |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Teams | Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Nationality |  Russian
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| Born | June 13, 1970, Togliatti, USSR |
| NHL Draft | 109th overall, 1990 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Pro Career | 1989 – 2007 |
Vyacheslav Butsayev (born June 13, 1970 in Togliatti, U.S.S.R.) is a retired ice hockey centre. 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.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Tolyatti Torpedo | Rus-1 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1988–89 | Tolyatti Torpedo | Rus-1 | 60 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1989–90 | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 48 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990–91 | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991–92 | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 28 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992–93 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 24 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 51 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992–93 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 52 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992–93 | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Lada Togliatti | Russia | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 62 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | ||
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996–97 | Farjestads BK Karlstad | SEL | 40 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 108 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 68 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 85 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 24 | ||
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 75 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2001–02 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Russia | 27 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Lokomotiv Yaraslavl | Russia | 43 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | Russia | 54 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Cherepovets Severstal | Russia | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | Tver MVD HC | Russia | 49 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Dmitrov HC | Rus-1 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 132 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 133 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
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