Yuri Gennadievich Butsayev (russian: Юрий Геннадъевич Буцаев); born October 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the

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and the

Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 seaso ...

. He was drafted in the second round, 49th overall, by the Red Wings in the

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. Yuri is the brother of the former NHL player

Viacheslav Butsayev Vyacheslav Gennadievich Butsayev (russian: Вячеслав Геннадьевич Буцаев; born June 13, 1970) is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round, 109th overall, ...

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

along with a draft pick for defenceman Jiri Slegr. After spending parts of two seasons with the Thrashers, Butsayev returned to Russia during the

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season and has played there ever since. Butsayev played only 99 games in the NHL 75 with the wings and 24 with the thrashers. He scored a total of 10 NHL goals.

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.Spoluhráč Brendla a Bednáře je ve vazbě, Jurij Bucajev byl ve Finsku obviněn ze znásilnění

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1978 births Atlanta Thrashers players Chicago Wolves players Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Detroit Red Wings draft picks Detroit Red Wings players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Dynamo Moscow players HC Lada Togliatti players HC MVD players HC Sibir Novosibirsk players Zauralie Kurgan players Living people Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Russian ice hockey left wingers Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players Ice hockey people from Tolyatti {{Russia-icehockey-winger-stub