Ryan Button

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Ryan Button
2022-09-23 Eisbaren Berlin gegen Grizzlys Wolfsburg (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-022.jpg
Button with the Grizzlys Wolfsburg in 2022
Born (1991-03-26) March 26, 1991 (age 33)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Providence Bruins
Texas Stars
Iserlohn Roosters
EHC München
NHL Draft 86th overall, 2009
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2011–present

Ryan Button (born March 26, 1991) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a playing with Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Button was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He has dual citizenship between Canada and Germany with origins in Wuppertal, Germany. [1]

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Playing career

Button played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Prince Albert Raiders and the Seattle Thunderbirds.

Button made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins during the 2010–11 season, and on May 4, 2011, the Boston Bruins signed Button to a three-year entry-level contract. [2]

On July 4, 2013 a blockbuster trade took place between the Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins sending Loui Eriksson to Boston and Tyler Seguin to Dallas in a 7 player deal. Boston traded Button, Seguin, and Rich Peverley to Dallas in exchange for Eriksson, Joe Morrow, Reilly Smith, and Matt Fraser. [3]

After a season within the Stars organization, Button left at the expiry of his contract, to sign abroad with German team, Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL, on July 24, 2014. [4] In the midst of the 2014–15 season, having adapted quickly to the German league, Button was signed to a two-year contract extension to remain with the Roosters on January 2, 2015. [5]

At the completion of the 2016–17 season, his third with the Roosters, Button left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with fellow German outfit, EHC München, on June 2, 2017. [6] Button played two seasons with München capturing the DEL championship in the 2017–18 season.

On May 20, 2019, Button left München as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with his third DEL club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 5808830—————
2008–09 Prince Albert RaidersWHL705323743—————
2009–10 Prince Albert RaidersWHL676273346—————
2010–11 Prince Albert RaidersWHL443202331—————
2010–11 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL252101218—————
2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 70112—————
2011–12 Providence BruinsAHL2802216—————
2011–12 Reading Royals ECHL 3015614—————
2012–13 Providence BruinsAHL250001560004
2012–13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL5000440112
2013–14 Texas Stars AHL2630332—————
2013–14 Idaho Steelheads ECHL33716232410000
2014–15 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 49615214070008
2015–16 Iserlohn RoostersDEL52623293860006
2016–17 Iserlohn RoostersDEL494182220—————
2017–18 EHC München DEL5161016201505516
2018–19 EHC MünchenDEL4831417181802224
2019–20 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL342131510—————
2020–21 Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL221896—————
2021–22 Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL5239121780222
2022–23 Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL2606615—————
2023–24 Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL281564—————
AHL totals8633665—————
DEL totals411321211531885409956

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Canada Pacific U17 4th61012
Junior totals61012

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References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Button". Iserlohn Roosters. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Bruins sign Button to entry level deal". Boston Bruins. May 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tyler Seguin traded from Boston Bruins to Dallas Stars". Boston.com. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "All-Rounder Ryan Button to strengthen Roosters" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. July 24, 2014. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Button for a further two year in Iserlohn" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Ryan Button strengthens the blueline of Munich" (in German). EHC München. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Grizzlys sign defender Ryan Button" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
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