Sven Butenschön

Sven Butenschön (born March 22, 1976) is a German-Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who has spent parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League. He currently plays for Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
==Playing career==
Butenschön played his junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL, and was drafted 57th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. After two more seasons in Brandon, he turned pro in 1996 and spent his entire first professional season in the AHL with the Cleveland Lumberjacks. 
Butenschön would spend five seasons in the Penguins organization, during which time he was usually the first callup from the farm when injuries hit, but was never able to establish himself as a regular. He made his NHL debut in 1997–98 campaign, appearing in 8 games for the Penguins without recording a point, and saw action in Pittsburgh in each of the next four seasons, including a high of 17 games in 1998–99. Primarily a defensive defender, he surprised with a big offensive season in the minors in 1999–2000, as he registered 19 goals and 40 points for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
At the trade deadline near the end of the 2000–01 season, Butenschön was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers, and appeared in 7 games with the Oilers late in the season, recording his first NHL goal. However, he found himself back in the AHL for 2001–02, appearing in just 14 games for the Oilers. 
In the summer of 2002, Butenschön was traded to the New York Islanders, where he would have the most successful portion of his career. In 2002–03, he played in a career-high 37 games for the Islanders, recording 4 assists. In 2003–04, he spent virtually the entire season in the NHL as the Islanders' 7th defender, playing in 41 games and recording 1 goal and 6 assists for a career high 7 points. 
Butenschön signed with Adler Mannheim in the DEL during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, recording 1 goal and 6 points in 50 games. For 2005–06, he returned to North America, signing a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. He enjoyed another fine season in the AHL, scoring 15 goals and 37 points for the Manitoba Moose, and appeared in 8 games for Vancouver.
Butenschön returned to Adler Mannheim when he became an unrestricted free agent in 2006, and recorded 3 goals and 6 points for the Eagles in 2006–07. 
After 5 seasons in Mannheim, Butenschön signed a one-year deal with fellow German team, Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers on May 16, 2011.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1993–94 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		70 	3 	19 	22 	51 		4 	0 	0 	0 	6
1994–95 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		21 	1 	5 	6 	44 		18 	1 	2 	3 	11
1995–96 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		70 	4 	37 	41 	99 		19 	1 	12 	13 	18
1996–97 	Cleveland Lumberjacks 	IHL 		75 	3 	12 	15 	68 		10 	0 	1 	1 	4
1997–98 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		65 	14 	23 	37 	66 		5 	1 	2 	3 	0
1997–98 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		8 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		17 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 		57 	1 	4 	5 	81 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		75 	19 	21 	40 	101 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		55 	7 	28 	35 	85 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		7 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		61 	9 	35 	44 	88 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		14 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	AHL 		36 	3 	13 	16 	58 		9 	3 	6 	9 	6
2002–03 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		37 	0 	4 	4 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		41 	1 	6 	7 	30 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	AHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		50 	1 	5 	6 	54 		14 	0 	1 	1 	16
2005–06 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 		60 	15 	22 	37 	30 		13 	0 	6 	6 	12
2005–06 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 		8 	0 	0 	0 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		42 	3 	3 	6 	34 		11 	1 	3 	4 	12
2007–08 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		54 	0 	6 	6 	42 		5 	1 	1 	2 	6
2008–09 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		49 	2 	7 	9 	44 		9 	1 	0 	1 	32
2009–10 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		53 	1 	12 	13 	65 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2010–11 	Adler Mannheim 	DEL 		33 	1 	0 	1 	22 		6 	0 	2 	2 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		140 	2 	12 	14 	86 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009 	Germany 	WC 	6 	0	2	2 	2
2010 	Germany 	OG 	4 	0	0	0 	2
2010 	Germany 	WC 	7 	0	0	0 	2
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	17	0	2	2 	6
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1976
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