Ryan Button (born March 26, 1991) is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a playing with Augsburger Panther 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 with origins in 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.
At the completion of the 2016–17 season, his third with the Roosters, Button left as a free agent to sign a one-year deal with fellow German outfit, EHC München, on June 2, 2017. Button played two seasons with München capturing the DEL championship in the 2017–18 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.
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.
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 242019–20Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL342131510—————2020–21Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL221896—————2021–22Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL52391217802222022–23Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL2606615—————2023–24Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL281564—————2024–25Grizzlys WolfsburgDEL505386————— 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
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