NHL careerDETATLLast NHL game 2002
Yuri Butsayev's NHL career
Points
14
Games
99
Goals
10
Assists
4
P/GP
0.14
Plus/minus
-13
Left winger Yuri Butsayev was drafted 49th overall by Detroit Red Wings in 1997. He played 4 seasons for 2 clubs, 1999-2002. That came to 99 games and 14 points, 10 goals and 4 assists.
Below: the whole of Yuri Butsayev's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 19971997 NHL Draft
Yuri Butsayev is drafted 49 overall by Detroit Red Wings
First off the board- 1Joe ThorntonBOS
- 2Patrick MarleauSJS
- 3Olli JokinenLAK
Swedes from the same draft
Henrik Tallinder678 GP · 142 P- Kristian Huselius662 GP · 451 P
- Magnus Arvedson434 GP · 225 P
- 2 years, 3 months and 11 days later · 3 seasonsYear 19991999-2000 seasonNHL debut
Yuri Butsayev makes his NHL debut in 2–0 win against Buffalo Sabres
Yuri was 20 years old ·
Joe Louis Arena, USASwedes on the ice:
Nicklas Lidström and Tomas Holmström.Year 2000Season1999-2000
Yuri Butsayev's first NHL season: 8 points
EventsCareer bestHis best points season25games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1999-2000PlayoffsEliminated by Colorado Avalanche0 of 9 games0 pointsFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings4–0Second roundCOLColorado Avalanche1–4 - Year 2001Season
2000-2001
Yuri Butsayev plays only 15 games for 2 points
Events67games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2000-2001PlayoffsEliminated by Los Angeles Kings0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings2–4 - Year 2002Season
2001-2002
Yuri Butsayev plays only 11 games for 2 points
The whole season2001-2002Events71games missed - The career
Yuri Butsayev played his last NHL game in 2002
The career ended after 4 seasons, the last of them with Atlanta Thrashers.