Fedor Anatolievich Tyutin (russian: Фёдор Анатольевич Тютин, ''Fjodor Tjutin''; born 19 July 1983) is a
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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. Tyutin was drafted in the second round, 40th overall by the
New York Rangers
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in the
2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
After his first professional season in his native Russia, with
SKA Saint Petersburg in the then
Russian Superleague
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(RSL) in the 2000–01 season, Tyutin impressed as a rookie as was selected by the Rangers in the
2001 NHL Entry Draft. On the back of his selection, Tyutin opted to return to the junior level and play one major junior
CHL season with the
Guelph Storm
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History
The franchise started as the Toronto Marl ...
of the
Ontario Hockey League
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. In the
2001–02 season with the Storm, Tyutin was a standout on the blueline, earning rookie of the month honours in November and leading the club amongst defenseman in scoring with 59 points in just 53 games to earn selection to the OHL and CHL All-Rookie Teams.
After one season in the OHL, Tyutin opted to return to continue his development in the Russian Superleague with Saint Petersburg and later
Ak Bars Kazan
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. Tyutin started his
North American professional career with the
Hartford Wolf Pack, the
American Hockey League
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(AHL) affiliate of the
New York Rangers
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at the start of the
2003–04 season.
Tyutin made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers on 12 February 2004 against the
Philadelphia Flyers
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. He recorded his first point four days later with an assist in a game against the
Ottawa Senators
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. Nearly a month later, on 13 March 2004, Tyutin scored his first NHL goal, an extremely rare 3-5 shorthanded goal, against
Roberto Luongo
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of the
Florida Panthers. On 21 March 2004, he had his first multi-point game with two assists against the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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.
He began the
2004–05 season, during the
NHL lockout
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* The 1992 NHL strike, which postponed 30 games of the 1991–92 season
* The 1994–95 NHL lockout, which cancelled many of the games of ...
, with the Hartford Wolfpack. In 13 games, he tallied two goals, one assist, and ten penalty minutes. After his brief stint with the Wolfpack, Tyutin returned to Russia to play in the
Russian Superleague
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(RSL) for his old team,
SKA Saint Petersburg.
Tyutin rejoined the Rangers for the start of the
2005–06 NHL season
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, he skated in 77 games with the Rangers, registering six goals and 19 assists for 25 points, along with 58 penalty minutes. Among team defensemen, he ranked first in power play goals (four), tied for first in goals (six) and was second in scoring with 25 points. On 2 August 2006, Tyutin signed a two-year contract extension with the New York Rangers.
On 17 February 2008, Tyutin signed a four-year contract extension with the Rangers worth $11.375 million. In the immediate off-season, on 2 July 2008, Tyutin was traded with
Christian Bäckman
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to the
Columbus Blue Jackets
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for
Nikolai Zherdev and
Dan Fritsche
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. He scored nine goals as well as adding 25 assists in his first season in Columbus.
On 31 August 2011, Tyutin signed a six-year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets worth $27 million. During the
2012–13 NHL lockout
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, Tyutin played for
Atlant Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League.
After playing 8 seasons with the Blue Jackets, on 29 June 2016, the Blue Jackets bought out the remaining two-years of Tyutin's contract in order to clear salary cap space, as the team was pressed against the cap ceiling. He immediately became a free agent. On 1 July 2016, Tyutin was quickly signed on the opening day of free agency, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million contract to add a veteran presence for the
Colorado Avalanche
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.
Signed with the intention of mentoring and playing alongside young countryman
Nikita Zadorov, Tyutin began the
2016–17 season making his Avalanche debut in a 6–5 opening night victory over the
Dallas Stars
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on 15 October 2016. He collected his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 defeat to the
Florida Panthers on 16 December 2016.
Post-playing career
On 17 September 2018, Tyutin joined the scouting staff of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
International play
Tyutin played for the
Russian national team at the
2006,
2010, and
2014 Winter Olympics. He recorded one assist along with four penalty minutes in eight games in 2006, two assists in four games in 2010, and no points in five games in 2014. Tyutin also played for Russia at three
World Championships
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, winning gold in
2008
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Ak Bars Kazan players
Atlant Moscow Oblast players
Colorado Avalanche players
Columbus Blue Jackets players
Columbus Blue Jackets scouts
Guelph Storm players
Hartford Wolf Pack players
Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
New York Rangers draft picks
New York Rangers players
Olympic ice hockey players of Russia
Russian expatriate ice hockey people
Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Russian ice hockey defencemen
SKA Saint Petersburg players
Sportspeople from Izhevsk