Nikolai Tsulygin

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.

Nikolai Tsulygin
Born	(1975-05-29) May 29, 1975 (age 50) 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

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			7	1	2	3	12

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database