Ryan Button

Ryan Button
Born (1991-03-26) March 26, 1991
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Iserlohn Roosters
Providence Bruins
Texas Stars
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 the Iserlohn Roosters 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. A chunk of his family come from Wuppertal, Germany.[1]

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]

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
AHL totals 86 3 3 6 65 — — — — —

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". 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Bruins sign Button to entry level deal". Boston Bruins. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  3. ↑ "Tyler Seguin traded from Boston Bruins to Dallas Stars". Boston.com. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  4. ↑ "All-Rounder Ryan Button to strengthen Roosters" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Button for a further two year in Iserlohn" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2015-01-02.


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