Fedor Tyutin

Fedor Tyutin
Tyutin with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2009
Born	(1983-07-19) 19 July 1983 Izhevsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	SKA Saint Petersburg Ak Bars Kazan New York Rangers Columbus Blue Jackets Atlant Moscow Oblast Colorado Avalanche
National team	Russia
NHL draft	40th overall, 2001 New York Rangers
Playing career	2000–2017

Fedor Anatolievich Tyutin (Russian: Фёдор Анатольевич Тютин, Fjodor Tjutin; born 19 July 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Tyutin was drafted in the second round, 40th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Tyutin with the Rangers, 2008 playoffs

After his first professional season in his native Russia, with SKA Saint Petersburg in the then Russian Superleague (RSL) in the 2000–01 season, Tyutin impressed as a rookie as was selected by the Rangers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. On the back of his selection, Tyutin opted to return to the junior level and play one major junior CHL season with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League. In the 2001–02 season with the Storm, Tyutin was a standout on the blueline, earning rookie of the month honours in November and leading the club amongst defenseman in scoring with 59 points in just 53 games to earn selection to the OHL and CHL All-Rookie Teams.

After one season in the OHL, Tyutin opted to return to continue his development in the Russian Superleague with Saint Petersburg and later Ak Bars Kazan.

New York Rangers (2003–2008)

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 12 February 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 13 March 2004, Tyutin scored his first NHL goal, an extremely rare 3-5 shorthanded goal, against Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers. On 21 March 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, he skated in 77 games with the Rangers, 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. On 2 August 2006, Tyutin signed a two-year contract extension with the New York Rangers.

Tyutin at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Medal record
Representing Russia
World Championships
	2008 Canada
World Junior Championships
	2002 Czech Republic
	2003 Canada
IIHF World U18 Championships
	2001 Finland

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

Columbus Blue Jackets (2008–2016)

In the immediate off-season, on 2 July 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 31 August 2011, Tyutin signed a six-year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets worth $27 million. During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Tyutin played for Atlant Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League.

After playing 8 seasons with the Blue Jackets, on 29 June 2016, the Blue Jackets bought out the remaining two-years of Tyutin's contract in order to clear salary cap space, as the team was pressed against the cap ceiling. He immediately became a free agent.

Colorado Avalanche (2016–2017)

On 1 July 2016, Tyutin was quickly signed on the opening day of free agency, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million contract to add a veteran presence for the Colorado Avalanche.

Signed with the intention of mentoring and playing alongside young countryman Nikita Zadorov, Tyutin began the 2016–17 season making his Avalanche debut in a 6–5 opening night victory over the Dallas Stars on 15 October 2016. He collected his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 defeat to the Florida Panthers on 16 December 2016.

Post-playing career

On 17 September 2018, Tyutin joined the scouting staff of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

International play

Tyutin played for the Russian national team at the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics. He recorded one assist along with four penalty minutes in eight games in 2006, two assists in four games in 2010, and no points in five games in 2014. Tyutin also played for Russia at three World Championships, winning gold in 2008.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Metallurg–2 Magnitogorsk	RUS.3		7	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Izhstal Izhevsk	RUS.2		10	0	1	1	12		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Izhstal–2 Izhevsk	RUS.3		38	11	8	19	68		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	SKA Saint Petersburg	RSL		35	2	4	6	20		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	SKA–2 Saint Petersburg	RUS.3		1	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
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	24		—	—	—	—	—
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		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		66	5	21	26	49		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		17	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		48	4	18	22	28		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		69	4	22	26	44		4	1	1	2	4
2014–15	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		67	3	12	15	40		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		61	1	2	3	28		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		69	1	12	13	38		—	—	—	—	—
RSL totals				90	8	8	16	68		5	0	0	0	4
NHL totals				872	55	209	264	548		32	1	10	11	16

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Russia	WJC18			6	1	4	5	18
2002	Russia	WJC			7	1	0	1	2
2003	Russia	WJC			6	0	3	3	12
2006	Russia	OG	4th		8	0	1	1	4
2008	Russia	WC			6	0	1	1	0
2010	Russia	OG	6th		4	0	2	2	2
2011	Russia	WC	4th		9	0	3	3	0
2013	Russia	WC	6th		8	0	1	1	8
2014	Russia	OG	5th		5	0	0	0	4
Junior totals					19	2	7	9	32
Senior totals					40	0	8	8	18

Awards and honours

Award	Year
OHL
First All-Rookie Team	2001
Third All-Star Team	2001
CHL All-Rookie Team	2001
AHL
All-Star Game	2004

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