Ruslan Alievich Batyrshin (Russian: Руслан Алиевич Батыршин; born February 19, 1975) is a Russian former professional hockey player. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1995–96 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2005, was mainly spent in Russia. Batyrshin was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 4th round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He is an ethnic Tatar. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Moscow.[2] His brother, Rafael, also played hockey.

Ruslan Batyrshin
Born (1975-02-19) February 19, 1975 (age 49)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Dynamo Moscow
Los Angeles Kings
Avangard Omsk
Krylya Sovetov Moscow
Sibir Novosibirsk
NHL draft 79th overall, 1993
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1993–2004

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Dynamo Moscow-2 USSR-3 40 0 2 2 52
1992–93 Dynamo Moscow-2 RUS-2 55 5 3 8 96
1993–94 Dynamo Moscow IHL 19 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 22
1993–94 Dynamo Moscow-2 RUS-3 13 0 2 2 18
1994–95 Dynamo Moscow IHL 36 2 2 4 65 12 1 1 2 6
1994–95 Dynamo Moscow-2 RUS-2 11 0 1 1 20
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 0 0 6
1995–96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 71 1 9 10 144 2 0 0 0 2
1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 59 3 4 7 123
1997–98 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 22 0 2 2 54
1997–98 Springfield Falcons AHL 47 0 6 6 130
1998–99 Dynamo Moscow RSL 29 0 4 4 42 15 0 1 1 16
1998–99 Dynamo Moscow-2 RUS-2 1 0 1 1 2
1999–00 Anchorage Aces WCHL 61 5 7 22 243 4 0 1 1 10
2000–01 Avangard Omsk RSL 31 1 2 3 36 16 0 1 1 28
2001–02 Krylya Sovetov Moscow RSL 25 0 1 1 66
2001–02 Avangard Omsk RSL 7 0 1 1 26 9 0 0 0 2
2001–02 Avangard-VDV Omsk RUS-3 2 1 2 3 0
2002–03 Anchorage Aces WCHL 59 2 6 8 252
2003–04 Sibir Novosibirsk RSL 39 0 2 2 103
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 6
RSL totals 131 1 10 11 273 40 0 2 2 40

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1993 Russia EJC 6 1 2 3 8
1995 Russia WJC 7 1 4 5 10
Junior totals 13 2 6 8 18

References

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  1. ^ "Ruslam Batyrshin NHL player page". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
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