| Nikolai Tsulygin | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1975 Ufa, URS |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | Salavat Yulaev Ufa CSKA Moscow Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Ak Bars Kazan HC Severstal Metallurg Magnitogorsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Dynamo Moscow HC Sibir Novosibirsk Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod |
| NHL Draft | 30th overall, 1993 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| Playing career | 1992–2008 |
Nikolai Leonidovich Tsulygin (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.
| 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 |