Ryan Button (born March 26, 1991) is a

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-German professional

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. He is currently a playing with

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of the

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(DEL). Button was selected by the

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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

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(WHL) with the

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and the

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. Button made his professional debut in the

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with the

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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

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and

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,

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, 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

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Button, Ryan 1991 births Living people Boston Bruins draft picks Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey defencemen Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players Iserlohn Roosters players EHC München players Prince Albert Raiders players Providence Bruins players Reading Royals players Seattle Thunderbirds players South Carolina Stingrays players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Texas Stars players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen