Bill Butters

Player profile and career history

D · #2

Bill Butters was a defenceman. Born January 10, 1951 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 5'10", weighed 185 lbs and shot right. In 72 NHL regular-season games he had 1 goals and 4 assists for 5 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
72
Goals
1
Assists
4
Points
5
All supplied career statistics
Assists
4
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
72
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
77
Plus Minus
-16
Points
5
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0285
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
35

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.01
Assists / game
0.06
Points / game
0.07
Shots / game
0.49

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals
1
1977–78 · Minnesota North Stars
Assists
4
1978–79 · Minnesota North Stars
Points
4
1978–79 · Minnesota North Stars
Shots
18
1977–78 · Minnesota North Stars

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 1979–80

    • Oklahoma CityCHL
  2. 1978–79

  3. 1977–78

  4. 1976–77

    • Edmonton OilersWHA
    • Minnesota Fighting SaintsWHA
    • New England WhalersWHA
  5. 1975–76

    • Houston AerosWHA
    • Minnesota Fighting SaintsWHA
  6. 1974–75

    • Oklahoma CityCHL
    • Minnesota Fighting SaintsWHA
  7. 1973–74

    • Oklahoma CityCHL
  8. 1972–73

    • U. Of MinnesotaWCHA
  9. 1971–72

    • U. Of MinnesotaWCHA
  10. 1970–71

    • U. Of MinnesotaWCHA

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
1979–80CHLOklahoma CityRegular733811134————————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
73
Goals
3
Pim
134
Points
11
1978–79CHLOklahoma CityRegular1412331————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
14
Goals
1
Pim
31
Points
3
1978–79NHLMinnesota North StarsRegular4904447-1317000000
All stats
Assists
4
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
49
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
47
Plus Minus
-13
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
17
1977–78NHLMinnesota North StarsRegular2310130-318000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
23
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
30
Plus Minus
-3
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0556
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
18
1977–78WHANew England WhalersRegular451131469————————
All stats
Assists
13
Games Played
45
Goals
1
Pim
69
Points
14
1976–77WHAEdmonton OilersRegular702217————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
7
Goals
0
Pim
17
Points
2
1976–77WHAMinnesota Fighting SaintsRegular42077133————————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
42
Goals
0
Pim
133
Points
7
1976–77WHANew England WhalersRegular2618965————————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
26
Goals
1
Pim
65
Points
9
1976–77WHANew England WhalersPlayoffs501115————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Pim
15
Points
1
1975–76WHAHouston AerosRegular1404418————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
14
Goals
0
Pim
18
Points
4
1975–76WHAMinnesota Fighting SaintsRegular5901515170————————
All stats
Assists
15
Games Played
59
Goals
0
Pim
170
Points
15
1975–76WHAHouston AerosPlayoffs1703351————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
17
Goals
0
Pim
51
Points
3
1974–75CHLOklahoma CityRegular325914192————————
All stats
Assists
9
Games Played
32
Goals
5
Pim
192
Points
14
1974–75WHAMinnesota Fighting SaintsRegular2422458————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
24
Goals
2
Pim
58
Points
4
1974–75WHAMinnesota Fighting SaintsPlayoffs1210121————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
12
Goals
1
Pim
21
Points
1
1973–74CHLOklahoma CityRegular7171825174————————
All stats
Assists
18
Games Played
71
Goals
7
Pim
174
Points
25
1973–74CHLOklahoma CityPlayoffs1024637————————
All stats
Assists
4
Games Played
10
Goals
2
Pim
37
Points
6
1972–73WCHAU. Of MinnesotaRegular33369110————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
33
Goals
3
Pim
110
Points
9
1971–72WCHAU. Of MinnesotaRegular291910100————————
All stats
Assists
9
Games Played
29
Goals
1
Pim
100
Points
10
1970–71WCHAU. Of MinnesotaRegular2701152————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
27
Goals
0
Pim
52
Points
1

NHL game-by-game archive

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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
1979-04-04CHI011–
1979-04-03CHI000–
1979-03-27PIT000–
1979-03-21PHI000–
1979-03-18NYI000–

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 16, 1:05 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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