Ryan Button

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]

Ryan Button
Button with the Boston Bruins in 2011
Born (1991-03-26) March 26, 1991
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

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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 58 0 8 8 30 — — — — —
2008–09 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 70 5 32 37 43 — — — — —
2009–10 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 67 6 27 33 46 — — — — —
2010–11 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 44 3 20 23 31 — — — — —
2010–11 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 25 2 10 12 18 — — — — —
2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 7 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 28 0 2 2 16 — — — — —
2011–12 Reading Royals ECHL 30 1 5 6 14 — — — — —
2012–13 Providence Bruins AHL 25 0 0 0 15 6 0 0 0 4
2012–13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 5 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 1 2
2013–14 Texas Stars AHL 26 3 0 3 32 — — — — —
2013–14 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 33 7 16 23 24 1 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 49 6 15 21 40 7 0 0 0 8
2015–16 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 6 23 29 38 6 0 0 0 6
2016–17 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 49 4 18 22 20 — — — — —
2017–18 EHC München DEL 51 6 10 16 20 15 0 5 5 16
2018–19 EHC München DEL 48 3 14 17 18 18 0 2 2 24
2019–20 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 34 2 13 15 10 — — — — —
2020–21 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 22 1 8 9 6 — — — — —
2021–22 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 52 3 9 12 17 8 0 2 2 2
AHL totals 86 3 3 6 65 — — — — —
DEL totals 357 31 110 141 169 54 0 9 9 56

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Canada Pacific U17 4th 6 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 6 1 0 1 2

References
  1. "Ryan Button". Iserlohn Roosters. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  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.
  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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