Sven Butenschön
| Sven Butenschön | |||
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| Born |
March 22, 1976 Itzehoe, West Germany |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| National team |
 Germany
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| NHL Draft | 57th overall, 1994 Pittsburgh Penguins |
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| Playing career | 1997–2013 | ||
Sven Butenschön (born March 22, 1976 in Itzehoe, West Germany) is a German-Canadian ice hockey coach and a retired German-Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently serving as head coach at the University of British Columbia.
Butenschön has spent parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League. He played several years in Germany and represented the German national team at two World Championships and the 2010 Olympic Games.
Born in Itzehoe, Germany, Butenschön grew up in Canada. His family had left Germany when he was two years of age.
He 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.
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