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 Grizzlys Wolfsburg in 2022 | |||
| Born |
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
editButton 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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 | ||
| 2022–23 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 86 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 411 | 32 | 121 | 153 | 188 | 54 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 56 | ||||
International
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Ryan Button". Iserlohn Roosters. February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bruins sign Button to entry level deal". Boston Bruins. May 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ "Tyler Seguin traded from Boston Bruins to Dallas Stars". Boston.com. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ryan Button for a further two year in Iserlohn" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ryan Button strengthens the blueline of Munich" (in German). EHC München. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "Grizzlys sign defender Ryan Button" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database