Fedor Tyutin

Fedor Tyutin
Born	July 19, 1983 (1983-07-19) Izhevsk, Russian SFSR, URS
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers SKA Saint Petersburg (RSL) Ak Bars Kazan (RSL)
National team	Russia
NHL Draft	40th overall, 2001 New York Rangers
Playing career	2000–present

Fedor Anatolievich Tyutin (Russian: Фёдор Анатольевич Тютин, Fjodor Tjutin; born July 19, 1983) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Tyutin was drafted in the second round, 40th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He lived in Chatham, New Jersey before he was traded during the off-season of 2008.

Playing career

Tyutin started his North American professional career with the Hartford Wolf Pack, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the New York Rangers at the start of the 2003–04 season.

Tyutin made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers on February 12, 2004 against the Philadelphia Flyers. He recorded his first point four days later with an assist in a game against the Ottawa Senators. Nearly a month later, on March 13, 2004, Tyutin scored his first NHL goal, a shorthanded goal, against Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers. On March 21, 2004, he had his first multi-point game with two assists against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He began the 2004–05 season, during the NHL lockout, with the Hartford Wolfpack. In 13 games, he tallied two goals, one assist, and ten penalty minutes. After his brief stint with the Wolfpack, Tyutin returned to Russia to play in the Russian Superleague (RSL) for his old team, SKA Saint Petersburg.

Tyutin rejoined the Rangers for the start of the 2005–06 NHL season.

Tyutin skated in 77 games with the Rangers in the 2005–06 season, registering six goals and 19 assists for 25 points, along with 58 penalty minutes. Among team defensemen, he ranked first in power play goals (four), tied for first in goals (six) and was second in scoring with 25 points. In addition, Tyutin picked up one assist along with four penalty minutes in eight games for Team Russia at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

On August 2, 2006, Tyutin signed a two-year contract extension with the New York Rangers.

On February 17, 2008, Tyutin signed a four-year contract extension with the Rangers worth $11.375 million.

On July 2, 2008, Tyutin was traded with Christian Bäckman to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche. He scored nine goals as well as adding 25 assists in his first season in Columbus.

On August 31, 2011, Tyutin signed a six-year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets worth 27 million.

Awards and achievements

• OHL Rookie of the Month (November 2001)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		34	2	4	6	20		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Guelph Storm	OHL		53	19	40	59	54		9	2	8	10	8
2002–03	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		10	1	1	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Ak Bars Kazan	RSL		10	0	0	0	8		5	0	0	0	4
2003–04	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		43	5	9	14	50		16	0	5	5	18
2003–04	New York Rangers	NHL		25	2	5	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		13	2	1	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		35	5	3	8	22		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	New York Rangers	NHL		77	6	19	25	58		4	0	1	1	0
2006–07	New York Rangers	NHL		66	2	12	14	44		10	0	5	5	8
2007–08	New York Rangers	NHL		82	5	15	20	43		10	0	3	3	4
2008–09	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		82	9	25	34	81		4	0	0	0	0
2009–10	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		80	6	26	32	49		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		80	7	20	27	32		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				492	37	122	159	321		24	0	9	9	12

International play

Medal record
Tyutin at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Competitor for Russia
World Championships
Gold	2008 Canada	Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold	2002 Czech Republic	Ice hockey
Gold	2003 Canada	Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championships
Gold	2001 Finland	Ice hockey

• 2001 IIHF Under-18 World Junior Championship
• 2002 IIHF Under-20 World Junior Championship - Gold medal
• 2003 IIHF Under-20 World Junior Championship - Gold medal
• 2008 World Championships

International statistics

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Russia	WJC18	1 !		6	1	4	5	18
2002	Russia	WJC	1 !		7	1	0	1	2
2003	Russia	WJC	1 !		6	0	3	3	12
Junior int'l totals					19	2	7	9	32
2006	Russia	Oly	4th		8	0	1	1	4
2008	Russia	WC	1 !		6	0	1	1	0
2010	Russia	Oly	6th		4	0	2	2	2
2011	Russia	WC	4th		9	0	3	3	0
Senior int'l totals					27	0	7	7	6

External links

• Fedor Tyutin's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Fedor Tyutin at TSN.ca
• Fedor Tyutin's NHL player profile
• Fedor Tyutin – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net