Yuri Gennadievich Butsayev (russian: Юрий Геннадъевич Буцаев); born October 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional

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winger. He played in the

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(NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and the Atlanta Thrashers. 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.

Playing career

Drafted from

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, Butsayev made his

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 Atlanta Thrashers along with a draft pick for

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Jiri Slegr. After spending parts of two seasons with the Thrashers, Butsayev returned to Russia during the 2003 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

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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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

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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