Nikolai Tsulygin

Nikolai Tsulygin
Born (1975-05-29) May 29, 1975 (age 49)
Ufa, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa
CSKA Moscow
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Ak Bars Kazan
HC Severstal
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
HC Dynamo Moscow
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
NHL draft 30th overall, 1993
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career 1992–2008

Nikolai Leonidovich Tsulygin (Russian: Николай Леонидович Цулыгин) born May 29, 1975) is a retired Russian professional ice hockey player. Tsulygin was drafted 30th overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, the Ducks' second ever draft pick behind Paul Kariya and played twenty-two games for Anaheim, scoring one assist and collecting eight penalty minutes during the 1996–97 NHL season. Tsulygin returned to Russia in 1999 and remained there until his retirement in 2008.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Soviet 2 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1990–91 Avangard Ufa Soviet 3 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1991–92 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Soviet 2 10 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1991–92 Avangard Ufa Soviet 3 15 1 3 4 8 — — — — —
1992–93 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 42 5 4 9 21 2 0 0 0 0
1993–94 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 43 0 14 14 24 5 0 1 1 0
1994–95 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 13 2 2 4 10 7 0 0 0 4
1994–95 CSKA Moskva Russia 16 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
1994–95 CSKA Moskva II Russia 2 1 — 0 — — — — — — —
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 78 3 18 21 109 12 0 5 5 18
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 22 0 1 1 8 — — — — —
1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 17 4 13 17 8 3 0 0 0 0
1996–97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 5 2 1 3 8 — — — — —
1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 77 5 31 36 63 — — — — —
1998–99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 17 1 4 5 8 — — — — —
1998–99 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 27 4 9 13 40 — — — — —
1999–00 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 19 1 5 6 18 12 2 0 2 8
2000–01 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 33 3 5 8 44 — — — — —
2000–01 Severstal Cherepovets Russia 10 2 2 4 6 9 0 1 1 10
2001–02 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 45 3 8 11 12 — — — — —
2002–03 Metallurg Magnitogorsk Russia 15 1 2 3 14 — — — — —
2002–03 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Russia 19 3 4 7 30 — — — — —
2003–04 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Russia 51 7 20 27 54 5 1 1 2 10
2004–05 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 47 5 5 10 48 — — — — —
2004–05 Dynamo Moskva Russia 8 0 0 0 8 5 0 1 1 10
2005–06 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 37 3 10 13 40 6 0 0 0 8
2006–07 Salavat Yulaev Ufa Russia 13 0 1 1 14 — — — — —
2006–07 Sibir Novosibirsk Russia 33 0 4 4 36 6 0 0 0 18
2007–08 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Russia 14 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
NHL totals 22 0 1 1 8 — — — — —
AHL totals 172 12 62 74 180 15 0 5 5 18
Russia totals 485 39 95 134 443 57 3 4 7 64

International statistics

Year Team Event Place   GP G A Pts PIM
1993 Russia WJC 6th 5 0 0 0 2
1994 Russia WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 12


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