# 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.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NHL totals | NHL totals | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 172 | 12 | 62 | 74 | 180 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| Russia totals | Russia totals | 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 |