Vyacheslav Gennadjewitsch Buzajew

Vyacheslav Buzayev
Date of birth	June 13, 1970
place of birth	Tolyatti , Russian SFSR
size	183 cm
Weight	90 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1990 , 6th lap, 109th position Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
1987-1989	Tolyatti torpedo
1989-1992	HK CSKA Moscow
1992-1993	Philadelphia Flyers
1993-1995	San Jose Sharks
1995-1996	Baltimore Bandits
1996-1997	Färjestad BK
1997-1999	Fort Wayne Comet
1999-2001	Grand Rapids Griffins
2001-2004	Yaroslavl locomotive
2004-2005	Severstal Cherepovets HK CSKA Moscow
2005-2006	HK MWD Tver
2006-2007	HK Dmitrov

Vyacheslav Gennadjewitsch Buzajew ( Russian Вячеслав Геннадьевич Буцаев ; born June 13, 1970 in Tolyatti , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian ice hockey player who has worked as an ice hockey coach since the end of his career. His brother Yuri is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

For the 1986/87 season the striker began his career with Torpedo Tolyatti . In 1989/90 he then moved to HK CSKA Moscow . After he was selected in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round in 109th place, he dared the leap to North America in 1992/93. In total, he scored 43 goals in 135 games in the Soviet league . He was appointed to the Soviet national ice hockey team at an early age . On May 13, 1990, he was in a game against Japan for the first time for the Sbornaja on the ice. On November 10, 1991, he played his last international match for the USSR . He was also a member of the Russian national ice hockey team . His international career was crowned with a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics . In 1992 he was inducted into the " Russian Hockey Hall of Fame ".

During his time in the National Hockey League , he played for the Philadelphia Flyers , San Jose Sharks , Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Florida Panthers , Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators . In 132 games he scored 17 goals and 26 assists.

In 2001 he returned to Russia and played for Lokomotive Yaroslavl . He spent the 2004/05 season at Severstal Tscherepowez and HK CSKA Moscow . He spent the 2005/06 season at HK MWD Moskovskaya Oblast . Most recently, he was in the 2006/07 season with HK Dmitrov in the Wysschaja Liga , the second highest Russian division, under contract.

For the 2010/11 season Buzayev was head coach of the MHL team Kransaja Armija , before he was assistant coach at HK CSKA Moscow in December 2011 . In February 2012, Buzayev was promoted to acting head coach after Július Šupler had previously been fired. In the 2012/13 season Buzayev first acted as assistant coach of Valery Bragin , before he was dismissed in December 2012 and Buzayev was again appointed as interim coach.

In the 2013/14 season he was again assistant coach at ZSKA before he was appointed head coach of the newly founded HK Sochi for the 2014/15 season . At the same time, he also acted as the club's manager before receiving a contract extension at the end of the 2016/17 season.

Achievements and Awards

• 1992 gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Albertville
• 1993 gold medal at the world championship
• 1997 Swedish champion with Färjestad BK
• 1998 IHL Second All-Star Team
• 2002 Russian champion with Yaroslavl locomotive
• 2003 Russian champion with Yaroslavl locomotive

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	6th	132	17th	26th	43	133
Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

Web links

• Vyacheslav Buzayev at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Vyacheslav Buzayev at chidlovski.net (English)
• Vyacheslav Buzayev in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )