Bobby Butler (ice hockey)

Robert " Bobby" Butler ( born April 26, 1987 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey player who is since June 2013 with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League contract.

Career

Bobby Butler began his career as a hockey player with the Boston Junior Bruins, for which he was active from 2002 to 2006. Then he attended for four years, the University of New Hampshire, for their hockey team he played in parallel in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Especially in his last year of university, where he was team captain, he was able to convince, when he was elected to the Hockey East Player of the Year as well as in the first All -Star team of Hockey East. He was also awarded the choice in the first All-American team NCAA. He was then on 29 March 2010 as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators under contract, for which he 2009/10, made ​​his debut in the National Hockey League at the end of the season season. He was point and impunity in two games.

The 2010/11 season began Butler at Ottawa's farm team in Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League. With these he was able to convince at first so that he could participate in the 2011 AHL All- Star Classic, to the Most Valuable Player is selected. From January he belonged until season's end to the permanent staff of the Ottawa Senators in the NHL.

In July 2012, the Ottawa Senators Butler contractual relationship dissolved a year before expiration on the contract prematurely and paid the striker from prematurely. On 9 August 2012, he signed a Zweiwegvertrag with the New Jersey Devils. On 4 March 2013, the Nashville Predators secured his services by the selected striker Waiver. In June 2013 he was transferred in exchange for TJ Brennan to the Florida Panthers.

Internationally

At the World Championships in 2013 in Stockholm and Helsinki Butler was part of the U.S. national team and won the bronze medal with this.

Awards and achievements

  • 2010 Hockey East First All-Star Team
  • 2010 Hockey East Player of the Year
  • 2010 NCAA All-American First Team
  • 2011 AHL All- Star Classic
  • MVP of the 2011 AHL All- Star Classic
  • 2011 Calder Cup win with the Binghamton Senators
  • 2013 AHL All- Star Classic
  • 2013 bronze medal at the World Championships

NHL stats

(End of season 2012/ 13)

Marlborough (Massachusetts) 2009–10 NHL season 2010–11 NHL season Farmteam Waivers (NHL) T. J. Brennan 2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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