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Canada Diego Buttazzoni
UMass-Lowell / NCAA - 25/26
Date of Birth
Jan 13, 2006
Position
C/W
Age
19
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Langley, BC, CAN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Burnaby Winter Club
Contract
-
NHL Draft
Prospect eligible for the 2025 NHL Entry Draft
Rankings

Lots of players work hard, but only a few compare to Buttazzoni. He never stops. He rips up and down the ice, bouncing off checks, pickpocketing pucks, and winning body position on much bigger opponents. In all three zones, he effectively supports the play and gets open, often perfectly timing his movements to the net. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

Brother: Mirko Buttazzoni
Cousins: Zach Benson, Levi Benson

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Diego Buttazzoni Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 West Van Academy U15 Varsity CSSHL U15 AAA 23* 23* 36* 59* 54* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
West Van Academy Bantam Prep CSSHL U15 3* 3* 1* 4* 2* -* |
2020-21 Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep CSSHL U15 6* 7* 8* 15* 16* -* |
2021-22 Burnaby Winter Club U18 Prep CSSHL U18 32* 19* 35* 54* 46* -* | Playoffs 5 4 3 7 12 -
Alberni Valley Bulldogs BCHL 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
Coquitlam Express BCHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 4 -
2022-23 Portland Winterhawks WHL 56* 6* 9* 15* 26* -2* | Playoffs 9 2 0 2 4 -4
2023-24 Portland Winterhawks WHL 67* 29* 26* 55* 34* 19* | Playoffs 18 3 6 9 18 0
2024-25 Portland Winterhawks WHL 56* 32* 37* 69* 59* -9* |
Projected WHL 65* 37* 43* 80* 68* -10* |
2025-26 UMass-Lowell NCAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Diego Buttazzoni Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Burnaby Winter Club Bruins QC Int PW 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Team British Columbia WHL Cup 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |

Diego Buttazzoni Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BCHL 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 0* -* | 1 7 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.43 * 4 * - *
CSSHL U15 2 9* 10* 9* 19* 2.11* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CSSHL U15 AAA 1 23* 23* 36* 59* 2.57* 54* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
CSSHL U18 1 32* 19* 35* 54* 1.69* 46* -* | 1 5 4 * 3 * 7 * 1.40 * 12 * - *
NCAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 3 179* 67* 72* 139* 0.78* 119* 8* | 2 27 5 * 6 * 11 * 0.41 * 22 * -4 *
WHL Cup 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Diego Buttazzoni Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/23/2025
01/23/2025 Confirmed Portland Winterhawks UMass-Lowell
08/23/2022
08/23/2022 Confirmed Coquitlam Express Portland Winterhawks
05/16/2022
05/16/2022 Confirmed Burnaby Winter Club U18 Prep Coquitlam Express
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2022, 6 #84 overall by Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2022, 39 #350 overall by WB/Scranton Knights in the NCDC Entry Draft

Drafted 2021, 2 #37 overall by Medicine Hat Tigers in the WHL Bantam Draft

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #168 by FCHockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #134 by NHL Central Scouting