Bill Butters

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Bill Butters
Born (1951-01-10) January 10, 1951 (age 74)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota Fighting Saints
Houston Aeros
Edmonton Oilers
New England Whalers
Minnesota North Stars
NHL draft Undrafted
WHA draft Undrafted
Playing career 19731980

Bill Butters (born January 10, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1978 and then in the National Hockey League from 1978 to 1979. After his playing career Butters became a coach, serving as an assistant coach for several years with the University of Minnesota and then coaching at the NCAA Division III and high school levels.

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Life and career

Butters was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on January 10, 1951, [1] and played high school hockey at White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He played for the University of Minnesota from 1971–73, coached by Glen Sonmor and Herb Brooks, and he served as team captain in 1972-73. Butters went on to play 217 games in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Houston Aeros, Edmonton Oilers and New England Whalers, followed by 72 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars.

In 1980, after retiring as a player, Butters became involved the Christian Hockey Camps International, run by Hockey Ministries International. [2]

From 2010 to 2012, Butters was an assistant coach with the University of Wisconsin Badgers. [3] [4] Butters stepped down from this position in order to return to work with the Ministries. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1966–67 White Bear High School HS-MN
1970–71 University of Minnesota WCHA2701152
1971–72 University of MinnesotaWCHA291910100
1972–73 University of MinnesotaWCHA33369110
1973–74 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 71718251741024637
1974–75 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 24224581210121
1974–75 Oklahoma City BlazersCHL325914192
1975–76 Minnesota Fighting SaintsWHA5901515170
1975–76 Houston Aeros WHA14044181703351
1976–77 Minnesota Fighting SaintsWHA42077133
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA702217
1976–77 New England Whalers WHA2618965501115
1977–78 New England WhalersWHA451131469
1977–78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 2310130
1978–79 Minnesota North StarsNHL4904447
1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL1412331
1979–80 Oklahoma City StarsCHL733811134
WHA totals217451555303414587
NHL totals7214577

References

  1. "Bill Butters Stats And News". NHL.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. Gerdes, Vicki (March 2, 2016). "Former NHL player visits DL church". Detroit Lakes Online. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  3. Johnson, Andy. "Butters Steps Down From UW's Bench". SB Nation. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  4. Myers, Jess (October 2010). "Buttering the Other Side of the Bread: Coach Bill Butters | USA Hockey Magazine". www.usahockeymagazine.com. USA Hockey Magazine. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  5. "Butters Steps Down From Wisconsin Staff". College Hockey News. November 7, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2018.