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Sven Butenschön

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Sven Butenschön
Butenschön in 2002
Born (1976-03-22) March 22, 1976 (age 48)
Itzehoe, West Germany
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
Vancouver Canucks
Adler Mannheim
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
National team  Germany
NHL draft 57th overall, 1994
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1996–2013

Sven Butenschön (born March 22, 1976) is a German-Canadian ice hockey coach and a former 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.

Playing career

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Born in Itzehoe, Germany, Butenschön grew up in Winnipeg. His family had left Germany when he was two years of age.[1] 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.

At the trade deadline near the end of the 2000–01 season, Butenschön was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers, and appeared in 7 games with the Oilers late in the season, recording his first NHL goal. However, he found himself back in the AHL for 2001–02, appearing in just 14 games for the Oilers.

In the summer of 2002, Butenschön was traded to the New York Islanders, where he would have the most successful portion of his career. In 2002–03, he played in a career-high 37 games for the Islanders, recording 4 assists. In 2003–04, he spent virtually the entire season in the NHL as the Islanders' 7th defender, playing in 41 games and recording 1 goal and 6 assists for a career high 7 points.

Butenschön signed with Adler Mannheim in the DEL during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, recording 1 goal and 6 points in 50 games. For 2005–06, he returned to North America, signing a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. He enjoyed another fine season in the AHL, scoring 15 goals and 37 points for the Manitoba Moose, and appeared in 8 games for Vancouver.[2]

Butenschön returned to Adler Mannheim when he became an unrestricted free agent in 2006, and recorded 3 goals and 6 points for the Eagles in 2006–07.

After five seasons in Mannheim, Butenschön signed with another German team, the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers, on May 16, 2011.[3] He spent two years with the Ice Tigers and retired after the 2012-13 season.

International play

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Butenschön made his debut on the German national team in November 2008[4] and played the 2009[5] and 2010[6] World Championships with the team, reaching the semi-final in 2010. He also made four appearances for Germany at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.[7]

Coaching career

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Butenschön worked as lead instructor at Leslie Global Sports from 2013 to 2015.[8]

In 2015, he joined the coaching staff of the University of British Columbia men's ice hockey team as an assistant[9] and was promoted to the head coaching job in September 2016.[10] He won Canada West Men’s Hockey Coach of the Year honours in 2018 and 2024.[11]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Eastman Selects AAA MMHL 36 2 10 12 110 — — — — —
1992–93 Eastman Selects AAA MMHL 35 14 22 36 101 — — — — —
1993–94 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70 3 19 22 51 4 0 0 0 6
1994–95 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 21 1 5 6 44 18 1 2 3 11
1995–96 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 70 4 37 41 99 19 1 12 13 18
1996–97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 75 3 12 15 68 10 0 1 1 4
1997–98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 65 14 23 37 66 5 1 2 3 0
1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 17 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 57 1 4 5 81 — — — — —
1999–2000 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 75 19 21 40 101 — — — — —
1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2000–01 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 55 7 28 35 85 — — — — —
2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2000–01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 61 9 35 44 88 — — — — —
2001–02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 14 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2002–03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 36 3 13 16 58 9 3 6 9 6
2002–03 New York Islanders NHL 37 0 4 4 26 — — — — —
2003–04 New York Islanders NHL 41 1 6 7 30 4 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2004–05 Adler Mannheim DEL 50 1 5 6 54 14 0 1 1 16
2005–06 Manitoba Moose AHL 60 15 22 37 30 13 0 6 6 12
2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8 0 0 0 10 — — — — —
2006–07 Adler Mannheim DEL 42 3 3 6 34 11 1 3 4 12
2007–08 Adler Mannheim DEL 54 0 6 6 42 5 1 1 2 6
2008–09 Adler Mannheim DEL 49 2 7 9 44 9 1 0 1 32
2009–10 Adler Mannheim DEL 53 1 12 13 65 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Adler Mannheim DEL 33 1 0 1 22 6 0 2 2 0
2011–12 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 49 6 6 12 26 — — — — —
2012–13 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 50 2 1 3 64 3 1 0 1 0
AHL totals 354 67 146 213 432 27 4 14 18 18
NHL totals 140 2 12 14 86 4 0 0 0 0
DEL totals 380 16 40 56 351 50 4 7 11 66

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Germany OGQ Q 3 0 0 0 0
2009 Germany WC 15th 6 0 2 2 2
2010 Germany OG 11th 4 0 0 0 2
2010 Germany WC 4th 7 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 20 0 2 2 6

Awards and honors

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Award Year
IHL
Turner Cup (Houston Aeros) 1999
AHL
All-Star Game 2002, 2006 [12]
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2007

Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Stolpe, Daniel (2004-10-20). "Ein Fremder in der Heimat, oder: Willkommen in der Fremde". Welt Online. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. ^ "Ohlund, Salo both injured during Olympics". ESPN. 2006-02-27. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  3. ^ "Ice Tigers sign Sven Butenschön" (in German). Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  4. ^ "Eishockey Nationalmannschaft: Viel Applaus für Mueller und Butenschön". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. ^ "GER". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  6. ^ "GER". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  7. ^ "GER". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  8. ^ "Hockey Coaching Staff - Leslie Global Sports". www.lgsports.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  9. ^ "University of British Columbia Athletics - 2015-16 Men's Hockey Coaching Staff". www.gothunderbirds.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  10. ^ "Butenschon named head coach of UBC Thunderbirds". www.brandonsun.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  11. ^ "Sven Butenschon named Canada West Men's Hockey Coach of the Year". University of British Columbia Athletics. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  12. ^ "Canadian All-Stars 13, Planet USA All-Stars 11". American Hockey League. 2002-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2000-01
(shared with)
John Slaney 		Succeeded by
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