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.
1979–80
- Oklahoma CityCHL
1978–79
- Oklahoma CityCHL
Minnesota North StarsNHL
1977–78
Minnesota North StarsNHL
- New England WhalersWHA
1976–77
- Edmonton OilersWHA
- Minnesota Fighting SaintsWHA
- New England WhalersWHA
1975–76
- Houston AerosWHA
- Minnesota Fighting SaintsWHA
1974–75
- Oklahoma CityCHL
- Minnesota Fighting SaintsWHA
1973–74
- Oklahoma CityCHL
1972–73
- U. Of MinnesotaWCHA
1971–72
- U. Of MinnesotaWCHA
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.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | CHL | Oklahoma City | Regular | 73 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | CHL | Oklahoma City | Regular | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1978–79 | NHL | Regular | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 47 | -13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | NHL | Regular | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | -3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1977–78 | WHA | New England Whalers | Regular | 45 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | WHA | Edmonton Oilers | Regular | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | WHA | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Regular | 42 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | WHA | New England Whalers | Regular | 26 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1976–77 | WHA | New England Whalers | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | WHA | Houston Aeros | Regular | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | WHA | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Regular | 59 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1975–76 | WHA | Houston Aeros | Playoffs | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | CHL | Oklahoma City | Regular | 32 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | WHA | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Regular | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1974–75 | WHA | Minnesota Fighting Saints | Playoffs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1973–74 | CHL | Oklahoma City | Regular | 71 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1973–74 | CHL | Oklahoma City | Playoffs | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1972–73 | WCHA | U. Of Minnesota | Regular | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1971–72 | WCHA | U. Of Minnesota | Regular | 29 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1970–71 | WCHA | U. Of Minnesota | Regular | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-04-04 | CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1979-04-03 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1979-03-27 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1979-03-21 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1979-03-18 | NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 16, 1:05 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.