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USA Chris Butler

#25 San Antonio Rampage / AHL - 18/19
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Date of Birth
Oct 27, 1986
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
St. Louis, MO, USA
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
St. Louis Jr. Blues
Status
Retired
Drafted
2005 round 4 #96 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Highlights
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1

Chris Butler was known as a defenseman who played a well-rounded game. He had both very good skating ability and solid hockey sense.
- Erik K. Piri, Elite Prospects

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Chaminade College Prep USHS-MO - 1 3 4 - - |
2002-03 St. Louis Jr. Blues CSHL 44 2 12 14 35 - |
Chaminade College Prep USHS-MO - 0 1 1 - - |
2003-04 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 55 3 6 9 37 4 | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 6 -5
2004-05 Sioux City Musketeers “A” USHL 60 6 22 28 90 36 | Playoffs 13 1 6 7 10 8
2005-06 Univ. of Denver NCAA 35 7 15 22 28 2 |
USA U20 WJC-20 4 0 0 0 2 4 |
2006-07 Univ. of Denver NCAA 39 10 17 27 42 8 |
2007-08 Univ. of Denver “A” NCAA 41 3 14 17 20 8 |
2008-09 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47 2 4 6 18 11 |
Portland Pirates AHL 27 2 10 12 14 -3 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0
2009-10 Buffalo Sabres NHL 59 1 20 21 22 -15 |
2010-11 Buffalo Sabres NHL 49 2 7 9 26 8 | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 10 -3
2011-12 Calgary Flames NHL 68 2 13 15 34 -9 |
USA WC 8 1 1 2 0 1 |
2012-13 Karlskrona HK HockeyAllsvenskan 5 0 0 0 8 -3 |
Calgary Flames NHL 44 1 7 8 19 -10 |
USA WC 10 0 2 2 0 -1 |
2013-14 Calgary Flames NHL 82 2 14 16 39 -23 |
2014-15 St. Louis Blues NHL 33 3 6 9 23 8 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 14 1 8 9 6 5 |
2015-16 St. Louis Blues NHL 5 0 0 0 4 -1 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 46 4 14 18 39 -14 |
2016-17 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Chicago Wolves “C” AHL 72 5 21 26 46 23 | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 4 -1
2017-18 St. Louis Blues NHL 6 0 0 0 2 1 |
San Antonio Rampage “A” AHL 61 8 21 29 22 12 |
2018-19 St. Louis Blues NHL 13 1 1 2 0 3 |
San Antonio Rampage “C” AHL 51 2 19 21 40 -3 |
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S Team League Role on Team Notes
2021-22 Arizona Coyotes NHL Scout Amateur Scout
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Development Coach
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2019-04-13T19:00:00-0500 San Antonio Rampage @ Texas Stars
2019-04-12T19:30:00-0500 San Antonio Rampage vs Texas Stars
2019-04-10T19:00:00-0500 San Antonio Rampage @ Texas Stars
2019-04-06T19:00:00-0500 San Antonio Rampage vs Bakersfield Condors
2019-03-16T19:00:00-0500 San Antonio Rampage @ Chicago Wolves
2019-03-15T19:00:00-0500 San Antonio Rampage @ Iowa Wild
2019-03-12T19:00:00-0500 San Antonio Rampage @ Iowa Wild
2019-03-10T17:00:00-0500 San Antonio Rampage @ Texas Stars
2019-03-09T18:00:00-0700 San Antonio Rampage vs Texas Stars
2019-03-05T09:30:00-0700 San Antonio Rampage vs Chicago Wolves
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 271 22 93 115 0.42 167 20 | 2 13 1 5 6 0.46 4 -1
CSHL 1 44 2 12 14 0.32 35 - | 0
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 8 -3 | 0
NCAA 3 115 20 46 66 0.57 90 18 | 0
NHL 11 407 14 72 86 0.21 187 -27 | 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 10 -3
USHL 2 115 9 28 37 0.32 127 40 | 2 20 1 7 8 0.40 16 3
USHS-MO 2 - 1 4 5 - - - | 0
WC 2 18 1 3 4 0.22 0 0 | 0
WJC-20 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 4 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Paul Stastny (F) 2001-2018 8 Chaminade College Prep, St. Louis Blues, USA, Univ. of Denver
Jay Bouwmeester (D) 2011-2019 7 Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues
Vladimir Tarasenko (F) 2014-2019 5 St. Louis Blues
Alexander Steen (F) 2014-2019 5 St. Louis Blues
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/03/2019
07/03/2019 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Retired
06/28/2017
06/28/2017 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
07/02/2016
07/02/2016 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
07/01/2015
07/01/2015 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
07/16/2014
07/16/2014 Confirmed Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Extension Calgary Flames Calgary Flames
11/27/2012
11/27/2012 Confirmed Calgary Flames Karlskrona HK
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames
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