- Vyacheslav Butsayev
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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played_for =Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Florida Panthers Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning
league = Vysshaya Liga
position = Centre
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 198
nickname =
nationality = Russia
birth_date = Birth date and age|1970|6|13|mf=y
birth_place = Togliatti, USSR
draft = 109th overall
draft_year = 1990
draft_team =Philadelphia Flyers
career_start = 1989
career_end = 2007Vyacheslav Butsayev (born
June 13 ,1970 in Togliatti, U.S.S.R.) is a retiredice hockey centre. He was drafted by thePhiladelphia Flyers in the sixth round, 109th overall, of the1990 NHL Entry Draft . He last played forHC Dmitrov in Russia's Vysshaya Liga.Butsayev played in the Soviet Union for several seasons before coming to
North America , including three seasons withHC 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 , andTampa Bay Lightning . He returned toRussia 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.
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