Introduction
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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 | ||||