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Canada François-James Buteau
#73 Canisius College / NCAA - 25/26
Date of Birth
Apr 28, 2004
Position
D
Age
21
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Montréal, QC, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

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

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François-James Buteau Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Laurentides Conquérants Bantam AAA QBAAA 29* 0* 0* 0* 22* -* |
2018-19 Laurentides Conquérants Bantam AAA QBAAA 30* 0* 3* 3* 16* -* |
Laurentides Conquérants Espoir QMEAA 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2019-20 Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix QMAAA 34* 2* 5* 7* 14* -8* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
2020-21 Cape Breton Eagles QMJHL 35* 3* 2* 5* 18* -20* |
2021-22 Cape Breton Eagles QMJHL 67* 5* 12* 17* 56* -28* |
2022-23 Cape Breton Eagles QMJHL 13* 1* 1* 2* 13* -7* |
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 35* 5* 8* 13* 32* -4* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 13 -6
2023-24 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 59* 14* 13* 27* 60* 44* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 10 0
2024-25 Acadie-Bathurst Titan “A” QMJHL 56* 4* 11* 15* 49* -1* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 2 2
2025-26 Canisius College NCAA 15* 2* 4* 6* 14* -2* |

François-James Buteau Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix Challenge Midget AAA CCM 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |

François-James Buteau Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Challenge Midget AAA CCM 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 15* 2* 4* 6* 0.40* 14* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
QBAAA (QM15AAA E) 2 59* 0* 3* 3* 0.05* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMEAA (QM17AAA) 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 34* 2* 5* 7* 0.21* 14* -8* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
QMJHL 5 265* 32* 47* 79* 0.30* 228* -16* | 3 23 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.26 * 25 * -4 *
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/17/2025
07/17/2025 Confirmed Acadie-Bathurst Titan Canisius College
06/06/2024
06/06/2024 Confirmed Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Acadie-Bathurst Titan
12/18/2022
12/18/2022 Confirmed Cape Breton Eagles Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2020, 5 #83 overall by Cape Breton Eagles in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2020, 7 #92 overall by Montréal-Est Rangers in the QJHL Draft

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #105 by NHL Central Scouting