# Ryan Button

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Canadian-German ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Ryan Button Button with the Augsburger Panther in 2025 Born (1991-03-26) March 26, 1991 (age 35) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) Position Defence Shoots Left DEL team Former teams Augsburger Panther Providence Bruins Texas Stars Iserlohn Roosters EHC München Grizzlys Wolfsburg NHL draft 86th overall, 2009 Boston Bruins Playing career 2011–present

**Ryan Button** (born March 26, 1991) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians)-German professional [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) [defenceman](/source/Defenceman). He is currently a playing with [Augsburger Panther](/source/Augsburger_Panther) of the [Deutsche Eishockey Liga](/source/Deutsche_Eishockey_Liga) (DEL). Button was selected by the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the [2009 NHL entry draft](/source/2009_NHL_entry_draft). He has dual citizenship between Canada and Germany with origins in Wuppertal, Germany.[1]

## Playing career

Button played major junior hockey in the [Western Hockey League](/source/Western_Hockey_League) (WHL) with the [Prince Albert Raiders](/source/Prince_Albert_Raiders) and the [Seattle Thunderbirds](/source/Seattle_Thunderbirds).

Button made his professional debut in the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) with the [Providence Bruins](/source/Providence_Bruins) during the [2010–11 season](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_AHL_season), and on May 4, 2011, the Boston Bruins signed Button to a three-year entry-level contract.[2]

On July 4, 2013 a blockbuster trade took place between the [Dallas Stars](/source/Dallas_Stars) and [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) sending [Loui Eriksson](/source/Loui_Eriksson) to Boston and [Tyler Seguin](/source/Tyler_Seguin) to Dallas in a 7 player deal. Boston traded Button, Seguin, and [Rich Peverley](/source/Rich_Peverley) to Dallas in exchange for Eriksson, [Joe Morrow](/source/Joe_Morrow), [Reilly Smith](/source/Reilly_Smith), and [Matt Fraser](/source/Matt_Fraser).[3]

After a season within the Stars organization, Button left at the expiry of his contract, to sign abroad with German team, [Iserlohn Roosters](/source/Iserlohn_Roosters) of the DEL, on July 24, 2014.[4] In the midst of the [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_DEL_season) 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.[5]

At the completion of the [2016–17](/source/2016-17_DEL_season) season, his third with the Roosters, Button left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with fellow German outfit, [EHC München](/source/EHC_M%C3%BCnchen), on June 2, 2017.[6] Button played two seasons with München capturing the DEL championship in the [2017–18](/source/2017-18_DEL_season) season.

On May 20, 2019, Button left München as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with his third DEL club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg.[7]

Button played six seasons in Wolfsburg before he left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Augsburger Panther on April 11, 2025.[8]

## 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 2016–17 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 49 4 18 22 20 — — — — — 2017–18 EHC München DEL 51 6 10 16 20 15 0 5 5 16 2018–19 EHC München DEL 48 3 14 17 18 18 0 2 2 24 2019–20 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 34 2 13 15 10 — — — — — 2020–21 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 22 1 8 9 6 — — — — — 2021–22 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 52 3 9 12 17 8 0 2 2 2 2022–23 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 26 0 6 6 15 — — — — — 2023–24 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 28 1 5 6 4 — — — — — 2024–25 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 50 5 3 8 6 — — — — — AHL totals 86 3 3 6 65 — — — — — DEL totals 461 37 124 161 194 54 0 9 9 56

### 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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ryan Button"](http://iserlohn-roosters.de/mitarbeiter/button-ryan/). [Iserlohn Roosters](/source/Iserlohn_Roosters). February 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bruins sign Button to entry level deal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120419005817/http://bruins.nhl.com/club/auth_news.htm?id=561943). [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins). May 4, 2011. Archived from [the original](http://bruins.nhl.com/club/auth_news.htm?id=561943) on April 19, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Tyler Seguin traded from Boston Bruins to Dallas Stars"](https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-bruins/2013/07/04/tyler-seguin-traded-from-boston-bruins-to-dallas-stars/). [Boston.com](/source/Boston.com). July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["All-Rounder Ryan Button to strengthen Roosters"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140727190238/http://www.iserlohn-roosters.de/roostersnews/5979) (in German). [Iserlohn Roosters](/source/Iserlohn_Roosters). July 24, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.iserlohn-roosters.de/roostersnews/5979) on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Ryan Button for a further two year in Iserlohn"](http://www.iserlohn-roosters.de/roostersnews/6387) (in German). [Iserlohn Roosters](/source/Iserlohn_Roosters). January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Ryan Button strengthens the blueline of Munich"](https://www.redbullmuenchen.de/news/verteidiger-ryan-button-verstaerkt-das-team-der-red-bulls) (in German). [EHC München](/source/EHC_M%C3%BCnchen). June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Grizzlys sign defender Ryan Button"](https://www.grizzlys.de/news_1107.html) (in German). [Grizzlys Wolfsburg](/source/Grizzlys_Wolfsburg). May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Ryan Button strengthens the blueline"](https://www.aev-panther.de/panther/news_news,-Ryan-Button-verst%C3%A4rkt-die-Panther-Defensive-_naid,4042.html) (in German). [Augsburger Panther](/source/Augsburger_Panther). April 11, 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

## External links

- Biographical information and career statistics from [NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/player/8475237), or [Eliteprospects.com](https://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=32780&lang=en), or [Eurohockey.com](https://www.eurohockey.com/player/504362-.html), or [The Internet Hockey Database](https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=106886)

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