Sven Butenschön

Sven Butenschön ( born March 22, 1976 in Itzehoe ) is a German - Canadian ice hockey player, who was standing by 2013 at the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga under contract.

Career

Butenschön was born in Itzehoe, but moved at the age of two years with his parents to Canada. Since he owns next to the German and Canadian citizenship, he had to follow the rules of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF have played at least two years in Germany until the defender could be first appointed to the German national team in 2008.

His first years in professional hockey Butenschön spent 1993-1996 at the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. Then the links Sagittarius played a season with the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League. NHL Entry Draft 1994 Butenschön had been elected in the third round to 57th place by the Pittsburgh Penguins and finally graduated in the 1997/98 season, his first eight appearances in the National Hockey League. By 2001, the defender for the Penguins and their farm team played Syracuse Crunch ( AHL ), Houston Aeros ( IHL ) and 1999-2001 for the Wilkes-Barre Penguins of the AHL. In the minor league of the German -Canadian was considered one of the best defenders and was appointed to the All- Star Game in the league. During the 2000/ 01 season Butenschön joined the Edmonton Oilers, here denied the Defense seven NHL bets before he again for a farm team, the Hamilton Bulldogs this time, ran aground. In 2002, the links Sagittarius to the New York Islanders, the lockout season 2004/ 05 he spent in Germany at the Adler Mannheim. After another season in the NHL, this time with the Vancouver Canucks, the defenders season came in 2006/ 07 back to Mannheim, where he signed an extended contract until 2011 and later with the eagles won the German Ice Hockey Cup and the championship. In May 2011 the defender was committed by the Nuremberg Ice Tigers. His contract there ended in 2013.

Internationally

Butenschön took with the German national team at the Germany Cup 2008, the World Championships in 2009 and 2010 and the Winter Olympics, 2010.

Awards and achievements

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )