Sergei Bautin
Sergei Vladimirovich Bautin (born March 11, 1967 in Rahachow, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings and the San Jose Sharks.
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| Born |
March 11, 1967 Rahachow, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Position | Defenceman | ||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||
| Played for |
HC Dynamo Moscow Winnipeg Jets Detroit Red Wings San Jose Sharks Luleå HF Ak Bars Kazan Nürnberg Ice Tigers Oji Seishi Tomakomai Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||||||||||||
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| NHL Draft |
17th overall, 1992 Winnipeg Jets | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1990–2004 | ||||||||||||
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Winnipeg Jets GM Mike Smith drafted Bautin in the first round, 17th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
Sergei ended up playing 130 games for the Jets, scoring 5 goals and 25 assists for 30 points, collecting 176 penalty minutes. He wore the number 3, and was usually paired with fellow Russian Igor Ulanov.
On March 8, 1994, Bautin, along with Bob Essensa, was traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Tim Cheveldae and Dallas Drake. After his stint with Detroit, Sergei then signed on as a Free Agent with the San Jose Sharks in 1995. He played the rest of the 1995–96 season with San Jose's IHL affiliate, the Kansas City Blades.
In addition to his NHL experience, Bautin was a significant member of the 1992 Unified Team (former Soviet Union) where they received Gold Medal honors by beating Canada 3–1.
Sergei continued his career playing for pro teams in Sweden, Germany and Japan before finishing his career in Russia.
After his retirement, he returned to Kansas City, where, as of January 2009, he is the head coach of the Kansas City Outlaws Bantam AA Hockey team. He also runs various hockey camps throughout the summer. He is also involved with Team Kansas, a player development program with an emphasis on team play and chemistry. The teams are divided by birth years and meet twice a week.
As of 2010, Bautin began coaching for Colorado Evolution in Stapleton, Colorado. Bautin coached all levels at the B, A, AA, and AAA. Most recently, Bautin coached the Colorado Evolution U15 AAA to 2017 National Runner-Up after losing to the Yale Jr. Bulldogs 7-2. He left Colorado Evolution in Spring of 2018 and is currently head coach of Colorado Thunderbirds 2007 team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Kristall Saratov | URS.2 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Kristall Saratov | URS.2 | 67 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Kristall Saratov | URS.2 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Dynamo Moscow | URS | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | URS.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Dynamo Moscow | CIS | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | CIS.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 71 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 59 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 32 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 60 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Luleå HF | SEL | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | ||
| 1997–98 | Luleå HF | SEL | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Oji Seishi Hockey | JPN | 40 | 5 | 19 | 24 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Oji Seishi Hockey | JPN | 37 | 1 | 12 | 13 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | RSL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Krylya Sovetov Moscow | RUS.2 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| URS/CIS totals | 65 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 132 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 176 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| RSL totals | 66 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 116 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Aaron Ward |
Winnipeg Jets first round draft pick 1992 |
Succeeded by Mats Lindgren |