| Ruslan Zainullin | |||
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| Born | (1982-02-14)14 February 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| VHL team Former teams | Kuban Krasnodar Ak Bars Kazan HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Dynamo Moscow HC Spartak Moscow HC MVD Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC CSKA Moscow | ||
| NHL draft | 34th overall,2000 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2016 | ||
Ruslan Faritovich Zainullin (Russian:Руслан Фаритович Зайнуллин; born 14 February 1982) is a Russian professionalice hockeycenter currently playing forKuban Krasnodar of the Russian second tierHigher Hockey League (VHL).
Zainullin was drafted 34th overall by theTampa Bay Lightning in the2000 NHL Entry Draft after playing his first professional season in theRussian Super League withAk Bars Kazan. Despite being drafted in the NHL, Zainullin has never played in the league, opting to remain in Russia.
Playing withHC MVD in 2007–08, he recorded his most prolific season with 23 points in 50 games.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Ak Bars–2 Kazan | RUS.3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Ak Bars–2 Kazan | RUS.3 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ak Bars–2 Kazan | RUS.3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Neftyanik Leninogorsk | RUS.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 32 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Ak Bars–2 Kazan | RUS.3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Ak Bars–2 Kazan | RUS.3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ak Bars–2 Kazan | RUS.3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | RSL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dynamo Moscow | RSL | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dynamo–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Spartak–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Spartak Moscow | RSL | 40 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Spartak–2 Moscow | RUS.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC MVD | RSL | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC–2 MVD | RUS.4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC MVD | RSL | 50 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC MVD | KHL | 49 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC MVD | KHL | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2010–11 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 49 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 46 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Kuban | VHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Kuban | VHL | 31 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | THK Tver | VHL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| RSL totals | 301 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 179 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| KHL totals | 218 | 40 | 23 | 63 | 147 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Russia | WJC18 |  | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2002 | Russia | WJC |  | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||||
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