Chris Butler (ice hockey)
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| Born |
October 27, 1986 St. Louis, MO, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
St. Louis Blues Chicago Wolves (AHL) Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 96th overall, 2005 Buffalo Sabres |
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| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
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| Representing the United States
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| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
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2013 Sweden/Finland | |
Chris Butler (born October 27, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is the captain of the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames. Butler was a fourth round selection of the Sabres, chosen 96th overall at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He then played three seasons at the University of Denver before turning professional in 2008.
Butler grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, playing both hockey and baseball. His father Doug was also a professional hockey player, drafted by the NHL's Boston Bruins and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association in 1977, and played parts of three seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL). Doug coached his son as the younger Butler grew up. Chris's mother, Martha, was also an athlete who played field hockey while she attended college in St. Louis.
Butler played high school hockey in St. Louis for Chaminade College Prep., one season in Junior B followed by two seasons with the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He led the Musketeers with a +36 plus-minus rating in 2004–05, played in the league's All-Star Game and was named to the first All-Star team following the season. He was then selected by the Buffalo Sabres, 96th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft but first committed to attend and play hockey at the University of Denver.
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