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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

RUSLAN ZAINULLIN

February 14, 1982  
Kazan, RU

Center  
6'2"  
Entry drafts
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
STATS
RUSLAN ZAINULLIN
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
1999-00WJC-18 - RU63478+11------
2001-02WJC-20 - RU7-112-1------
2008-09KHL - HC 491292132-2------
2009-10KHL - HC 256398+22013416-5
2010-11KHL - DYN2942616+23---2+2
2011-12KHL - TOR49951422-51311212-3
2012-13KHL - TOR46841267-16------
KHL - TOR------2-----
2013-14KHL - CSK201-12-1------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
KHL218402363147-203624630-6
WJC-1863478+112-----
WJC-207-112-1------
AWARDS
RUSLAN ZAINULLIN
2001-02U20Gold
Russia
NHL TROPHIES
TRANSACTIONS
RUSLAN ZAINULLIN
March 5, 2001

Ruslan Zainullin is traded to the Phoenix Coyotes with Mike Johnson, Paul Mara and 2nd round draft pick in 2001 (#31: Matthew Spiller). In return, the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired Nikolai Khabibulin and Stanislav Neckar.

March 19, 2002

Ruslan Zainullin is traded to the Atlanta Thrashers with Kirill Safronov and 4th round draft pick in 2002 (#116: Patrick Dwyer). In return, the Phoenix Coyotes acquired Darcy Hordichuk, 4th round draft pick in 2002 (#97: Lance Monych) and 5th round draft pick in 2002 (#132: John Zeiler).

November 15, 2002

Ruslan Zainullin is traded to the Calgary Flames. In return, the Atlanta Thrashers acquired Marc Savard.

NHL trades