François-James Buteau

Date of Birth: Apr 28, 2004
Age: 22
Place of Birth: Montréal, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 193 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

François-James Buteau Facts

It would be wrong to characterize Buteau as just a hammer, as he also brings handling and passing skills to the table. He can slip pucks to teammates on breakouts, activate with teammates up-ice and create passing plays alongside them, and even fires the odd hard shot from the point. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide

François-James Buteau Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2017-2018	Laurentides Conquérants Bantam AAA	QBAAA	29	0	0	0	22	-
2018-2019	Laurentides Conquérants Bantam AAA	QBAAA	30	0	3	3	16	-
2018-2019	Laurentides Conquérants Espoir	QMEAA	5	0	0	0	2	-
2019-2020	Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix	QMAAA	34	2	5	7	14	-8	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-2
2020-2021	Cape Breton Eagles	QMJHL	35	3	2	5	18	-20
2021-2022	Cape Breton Eagles	QMJHL	67	5	12	17	56	-28
2022-2023	Cape Breton Eagles	QMJHL	13	1	1	2	13	-7
2022-2023	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL	35	5	8	13	32	-4	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	13	-6
2023-2024	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL	59	14	13	27	60	44	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	10	0
2024-2025	Acadie-Bathurst Titan "A"	QMJHL	56	4	11	15	49	-1	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	2	2
2025-2026	Canisius Univ.	NCAA	31	5	12	17	20	-13
2026-2027	Canisius Univ.	NCAA	6	1	3	4	6	7

François-James Buteau Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2019-2020	Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix	Challenge Midget AAA CCM	3	0	0	0	2	-

François-James Buteau Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Challenge Midget AAA CCM	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
NCAA	2	37	6	15	21	0.57	26	-6	0
QBAAA (QM15AAA E)	2	59	0	3	3	0.05	38	-	0
QMAAA (QM18AAA)	1	34	2	5	7	0.21	14	-8	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2
QMEAA (QM17AAA)	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
QMJHL	5	265	32	47	79	0.30	228	-16	3	23	3	3	6	0.26	25	-4

François-James Buteau Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Acadie-Bathurst Titan	1	56	4	11	15	0.27	49	-1	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	2	2
Canisius Univ.	2	37	6	15	21	0.57	26	-6	0
Cape Breton Eagles	3	115	9	15	24	0.21	87	-55	0
Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix	1	37	2	5	7	0.19	16	-8*	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2
Laurentides Conquérants Bantam AAA	2	59	0	3	3	0.05	38	-	0
Laurentides Conquérants Espoir	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	2	94	19	21	40	0.43	92	40	2	18	1	2	3	0.17	23	-6

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

François-James Buteau Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2025-2026	NCAA (AHA) All-Rookie Team

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/17/2025	Confirmed	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	Canisius Univ.
06/06/2024	Confirmed	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Acadie-Bathurst Titan
12/18/2022	Confirmed	Cape Breton Eagles	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

François-James Buteau Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2020, 5 #83 by Cape Breton Eagles in the QMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 2020, 7 #92 by Montréal-Est Rangers in the QJHL Draft
2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #105 by NHL Central Scouting