- Yuri Butsayev
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size = 250px
position = wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 205
team =Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
league = KHL
nationality = Russia
birth_date = Birth date and age|1978|10|11|mf=y
birth_place = Togliatti, RUS
career_start = 1995
career_end =
draft = 49th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team =Detroit Red Wings
former_teams =Detroit Red Wings (NHL)Atlanta Thrashers (NHL)HC MVD Tver Yuri Butsayev (born
October 11 ,1978 in Togliatti,Russia ) is aRussia n professionalice hockey winger. He was drafted in the second round, 49th overall, by theDetroit Red Wings in the1997 NHL Entry Draft . Currently, he plays forTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod in theKontinental Hockey League .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 theAtlanta Thrashers along with a draft pick for defencemanJiri Slegr . After spending parts of two seasons with the Thrashers, Butsayev returned to Russia during the 2003 season and has played there ever since.External links
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