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Canada Tanner Butler
#24 Bristol Pitbulls / NIHL - 25/26
1-time MJHL Top Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Aug 03, 1993
Position
D
Age
32
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Souris, MB, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Souris MHA
Contract
25/26

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Tanner Butler Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Southwest Cougars U18 AAA MMHL 37* 1* 7* 8* 18* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -
2009-10 Southwest Cougars U18 AAA MMHL 40* 4* 20* 24* 45* -* | Playoffs 8 2 2 4 16 -
2010-11 Southwest Cougars U18 AAA MMHL 37* 10* 22* 32* 32* -* | Playoffs 11 1 4 5 12 -
Dauphin Kings MJHL 12* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2011-12 Dauphin Kings MJHL 62* 10* 30* 40* 24* -* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -
2012-13 Dauphin Kings MJHL 60* 7* 51* 58* 55* -* | Playoffs 19 7 4 11 10 -
2013-14 Dauphin Kings MJHL 58* 6* 29* 35* 36* -* | Playoffs 13 0 7 7 12 -
2014-15 Red Deer College ACAC 31* 3* 14* 17* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2015-16 Red Deer College ACAC 32* 4* 13* 17* 44* -* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -
2016-17 Red Deer College ACAC 28* 2* 13* 15* 20* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
2017-18 Red Deer College ACAC 28* 12* 21* 33* 28* -* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -
2018-19 Red Deer College ACAC 26* 10* 20* 30* 34* -* | Playoffs 5 4 2 6 2 -
2019-20 Evansville Thunderbolts SPHL 34* 2* 4* 6* 14* -5* |
2020-21 Lindefallets SK Division 2 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
Tyringe SoSS HockeyEttan 9* 0* 3* 3* 4* -1* | Relegation 3 0 0 0 0 1
2021-22 Evansville Thunderbolts SPHL 49* 8* 12* 20* 31* 8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 1
Indy Fuel ECHL 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
2022-23 Evansville Thunderbolts “A” SPHL 31* 4* 12* 16* 40* -1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -2
Indy Fuel ECHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Newcastle Northstars AIHL 19* 14* 16* 30* 55* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 4 -
2023-24 Bristol Pitbulls “C” NIHL 42* 9* 30* 39* 129* -* |
2024-25 Bristol Pitbulls “C” NIHL 43* 15* 36* 51* 144* -* |
2025-26 Bristol Pitbulls “A” NIHL 27* 7* 21* 28* 30* -* |
Projected NIHL 54* 14* 42* 56* 60* -* |

Tanner Butler Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Dauphin Kings RBC Cup 5* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Dauphin Kings Western Canada Cup 6* 4* 1* 5* 0* -* |

Tanner Butler Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ACAC 5 145* 31* 81* 112* 0.77* 140* -* | 5 19 5 * 4 * 9 * 0.47 * 6 * - *
AIHL 1 19* 14* 16* 30* 1.58* 55* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * - *
Division 2 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyEttan 1 9* 0* 3* 3* 0.33* 4* -1* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 1 *
MJHL 4 192* 23* 110* 133* 0.69* 115* -* | 3 37 7 * 13 * 20 * 0.54 * 24 * - *
MMHL (MU18HL) 3 114* 15* 49* 64* 0.56* 95* -* | 3 24 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.42 * 28 * - *
NIHL 3 112* 31* 87* 118* 1.05* 303* -* | 0 * * * * * *
RBC Cup 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SPHL 3 114* 14* 28* 42* 0.37* 85* 2* | 2 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -1 *
Western Canada Cup 1 6* 4* 1* 5* 0.83* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Tanner Butler Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/11/2025
07/11/2025 Extension Bristol Pitbulls Bristol Pitbulls
03/21/2024
03/21/2024 Extension Bristol Pitbulls Bristol Pitbulls
07/06/2023
07/06/2023 Confirmed Newcastle Northstars Bristol Pitbulls
02/27/2023
02/27/2023 Loan Evansville Thunderbolts Indy Fuel
03/20/2022
03/20/2022 Loan Evansville Thunderbolts Indy Fuel
12/23/2020
12/23/2020 Confirmed Lindefallets SK Tyringe SoSS
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2008, 10 #211 overall by Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL Prospects Draft