Rafael Batyrshin (Tatar: Рафаил Батыршин, born August 26, 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with Amur Khabarovsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). As a journeyman blueliner, Batyrshin has formerly played in the KHL with HC Vityaz, Atlant Moscow Oblast, HC Sibir Novosibirsk, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Ak Bars Kazan and HC Sochi. He previously joined Magnitogorsk on May 7, 2014, agreeing to a two-year contract as a free agent.[1] His brother, Ruslan, also played hockey.
| Rafael Batyrshin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 26, 1986 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Free agent Krylya Sovetov HC Vityaz Atlant Moscow Oblast HC Sibir Novosibirsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk Ak Bars Kazan Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Sochi Amur Khabarovsk | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Krylya Sovetov | RUS-2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Krylya Sovetov | RUS-2 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Krylya Sovetov | RUS-2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Krylya Sovetov | RSL | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Ryazan | RUS-2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Krylya Sovetov | RUS-2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | MHC Krylya | RUS-2 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 100 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 47 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Ryazan | VHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 53 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 37 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 74 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bars Kazan | VHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ak Barrs Kazan | KHL | 51 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Sochi | KHL | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Ryazan | VHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KHL totals | 528 | 30 | 64 | 94 | 692 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 48 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| KHL | ||
| Gagarin Cup (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) | 2016 | |
| Gagarin Cup (Ak Bars Kazan) | 2018 | [2] |
References edit
- ^ "Rafael Batyrshin agrees to join Metallurg". Metallurg Magnitogorsk (in Russian). 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ^ "Ak Bars wins the Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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