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Germany Canada Sven Butenschön
#52 Nürnberg Ice Tigers / DEL - 12/13
1-time DEL Champion 1
1-time WHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 22, 1976
Position
D
Age
48
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Itzehoe, GER
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Germany / Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1994 round 3 #57 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Butenschön is a big defenseman with a terrific reach. He is a good puck handler and a powerplay option. Won't play a physical game and use his size to punish opponents.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Sven Butenschön Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 Eastman Selects U18 AAA MMHL 36* 2* 12* 14* 73* -* |
1992-93 Eastman Selects U18 AAA MMHL 35* 14* 22* 36* 101* -* |
1993-94 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70* 3* 19* 22* 51* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -
1994-95 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 21* 1* 5* 6* 44* -* | Playoffs 18 1 2 3 11 -
1995-96 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70* 4* 37* 41* 99* -* | Playoffs 19 1 12 13 18 22
1996-97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 75* 3* 12* 15* 68* -5* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 4 3
1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8* 0* 0* 0* 6* -1* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 65* 14* 23* 37* 66* -7* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0 4
1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17* 0* 0* 0* 6* -7* |
Houston Aeros IHL 57* 1* 4* 5* 81* 15* |
1999-00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 75* 19* 21* 40* 101* -16* |
2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins “C” AHL 55* 7* 28* 35* 85* 2* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* |
2001-02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 14* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 61* 9* 35* 44* 88* 16* |
2002-03 New York Islanders NHL 37* 0* 4* 4* 26* -6* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 33* 3* 16* 19* 58* -15* | Playoffs 9 3 6 9 6 2
2003-04 New York Islanders NHL 41* 1* 6* 7* 30* -3* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -1
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
2004-05 Adler Mannheim DEL 50* 1* 5* 6* 54* 1* | Playoffs 14 0 1 1 16 7
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8* 0* 0* 0* 10* -1* |
Manitoba Moose “A” AHL 60* 15* 22* 37* 30* 5* | Playoffs 13 0 6 6 12 5
2006-07 Adler Mannheim DEL 42* 3* 3* 6* 34* 1* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 12 9
2007-08 Adler Mannheim DEL 54* 0* 6* 6* 42* -6* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 6 1
2008-09 Adler Mannheim “A” DEL 49* 2* 7* 9* 44* -1* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 32 1
Germany OGQ 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Germany WC 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* -3* |
Germany (all) International 15* 0* 3* 3* 6* -* |
2009-10 Adler Mannheim “A” DEL 53* 1* 12* 13* 65* 6* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
Germany OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Germany WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Germany (all) International 17* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2010-11 Adler Mannheim DEL 33* 1* 0* 1* 22* -3* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 0 2
2011-12 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 49* 6* 6* 12* 26* -4* |
2012-13 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 50* 2* 1* 3* 64* -8* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -1

Sven Butenschön Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Brandon Wheat Kings Memorial Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1995-96 Brandon Wheat Kings Memorial Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
2007-08 Adler Mannheim Spengler Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2008-09 Germany Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Adler Mannheim DEB-Pokal 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2009-10 Adler Mannheim Spengler Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2010-11 Adler Mannheim ET 6* 0* 1* 1* 28* -* |

Sven Butenschön Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 354* 67* 146* 213* 0.60* 432* -16* | 3 27 4 * 14 * 18 * 0.67 * 18 * 11 *
DEB-Pokal 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 8 380* 16* 40* 56* 0.15* 351* -14* | 7 50 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.22 * 66 * 17 *
Deutschland Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 132* 4* 16* 20* 0.15* 149* 10* | 1 10 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.10 * 4 * 3 *
International 2 32* 0* 3* 3* 0.09* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
MMHL (MU18HL) 2 71* 16* 34* 50* 0.70* 174* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 140* 2* 12* 14* 0.10* 86* -12* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
OG 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 2 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 13* 0* 2* 2* 0.15* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 3 161* 8* 61* 69* 0.43* 194* -* | 3 41 2 * 14 * 16 * 0.39 * 35 * 22 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sven Butenschön Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/16/2011
05/16/2011 Confirmed Adler Mannheim Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Adler Mannheim

Cult/Star player for Brandon Wheat Kings

Cult/Star player for Eastman Selects U18 AAA

Cult/Star player for Germany