Cameron Butler

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Cameron Butler
Born (2002-06-09) June 9, 2002 (age 22)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Columbus Blue Jackets
Cleveland Monsters  (AHL)
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2022–present

Cameron Butler (born June 9, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Butler played for the Ottawa Jr. 67s under-14 team from 2014–15 to 2015–16, recording 40 points in 30 games. He attended St. Andrew's College, Aurora, where he played for the hockey team, scoring four points in 2016–17 and one point in 2017–18. He also was a member of the York Simcoe Express U16 team in 2016–17, totaling 21 goals and 21 assists, and in 2017–18, scoring 57 points on 27 goals and 30 assists. [1]

Butler was selected in the second round – 27th overall – by the Peterborough Petes in the 2018 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection. [2] In his first year with the team, he suited up for 66 games and scored 18 goals along with eight assists, for 26 total points. [3] Butler played 39 games with the Petes in the 2019–20 season and scored 12 goals with nine assists before being traded to the Niagara IceDogs, with which he totaled six goals and seven assists while appearing in 27 games. [4]

Butler was eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, but went unselected. [4] [5] No games were played in the 2020–21 OHL season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] He became team captain of the IceDogs in 2021–22 and had 22 points (six goals, 16 assists) in 24 games before being traded in January 2022 to the Oshawa Generals. [6] He finished out the season with them and had five goals and 13 assists in 40 games. [1] Butler returned to the Generals for the 2022–23 season and recorded 55 points (27 goals, 28 assists) in 63 games. [1] [7]

Butler signed an amateur tryout contract (ATO) near the end of the 2022–23 AHL season with the Cleveland Monsters. [8] He appeared in three games that season for the team. [1] On March 16, 2023, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). [9] He played most of the 2023–24 season with the Monsters. [1]

On March 30, 2024, Butler was added to the Blue Jackets' roster as an emergency recall. [10] The team's captain, Boone Jenner, had informed them that he was ill shortly before the game and the Blue Jackets had no extra players, "[b]ut there was a forward [Butler] ... two hours up the road." Butler was contacted and told to come as soon as possible. According to NHL.com, he "had the good fortune not to get pulled over as he raced" to the stadium in time for the game, arriving only a few minutes before it started. He ultimately played one shift – 54 seconds – in his NHL debut, a 4–3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. [11] He returned to the Monsters after the game. [12]

International play

Butler played for Team Canada White at the 2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. [2] [13] He appeared in five games, recording no statistics. [1]

Personal life

Butler was born on June 9, 2002, in Ottawa, Ontario. [14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 St. Andrew's College CAHS 61230—————
2017–18St. Andrew's CollegeCAHS20112—————
2018–19 Peterborough Petes OHL 641882655—————
2019–20 Peterborough PetesOHL391271924—————
2019–20 Niagara IceDogs OHL27671321—————
2021–22 Niagara IceDogsOHL246172322—————
2021–22 Oshawa Generals OHL405131856411211
2022–23 Oshawa GeneralsOHL63272855119521315
2022–23 Cleveland Monsters AHL 30000—————
2023–24 Cleveland MonstersAHL5126871—————
2023–24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 10000—————
NHL totals10000—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2018 Canada White U17 6th50006
Junior totals50006

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  2. 1 2 "Cameron Butler Selected to Represent Canada at World U-17 Hockey Challenge". Canadian Hockey League. October 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ Franke, Bernd (October 6, 2021). "IceDogs appoint Cameron Butler captain, name Mason Howard and Jake Uberti as alternates". St. Catharines Standard .
  4. 1 2 Franke, Bernd (October 6, 2020). "Former Peterborough Pete Cameron Butler hoping to get call at virtual NHL draft". The Peterborough Examiner .
  5. ↑ "Blue Jackets' Cameron Butler: Signs entry-level contract". CBS Sports . RotoWire. 2023.
  6. ↑ "Former Peterborough Pete Cameron Butler traded to Oshawa Generals". The Peterborough Examiner . January 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Oshawa Generals let the Butler do it with 'Gordie Howe hat-trick' in critical win over Sudbury Wolves". DurhamRegion.com . February 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Monsters announce roster moves". Cleveland Monsters. April 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ Asta, Diana (March 16, 2023). "Columbus Blue Jackets sign Cameron Butler to 3-year contract". WSYX.
  10. ↑ "Blue Jackets add Cameron Butler on emergency recall". National Hockey League. March 30, 2024.
  11. ↑ Svoboda, Jeff (March 31, 2024). "Butler made the most of his unique NHL debut". National Hockey League.
  12. ↑ "Blue Jackets assign forward Cameron Butler to Monsters". Cleveland Monsters. March 31, 2024.
  13. ↑ Davis, Mike (November 1, 2018). "Peterborough Petes rookie forward Cameron Butler away at World U17 Hockey Challenge" . The Peterborough Examiner .
  14. ↑ "Cameron Butler Stats". Hockey-Reference.com .

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