Garth Butcher
 Garth Butcher 
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| Date of birth | January 8, 1963 |
| place of birth | Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada |
| size | 183 cm |
| Weight | 91 kg |
| position | defender |
| number | # 2 |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1981 , 1st lap, 10th position Vancouver Canucks |
| Career stations | |
| 1979-1980 | Regina Blues |
| 1980-1982 | Regina Pats |
| 1982-1991 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 1991-1994 | St. Louis Blues |
| 1994 | Québec Nordiques |
| 1994-1995 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
Garth Butcher (born January 8, 1963 in Regina , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks , St. Louis Blues , Québec Nordiques and Toronto Maple Leafs from 1981 to 1995 .
Career
Garth Butcher began his career as a hockey player with the Regina Blues, for which he played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in the 1979/80 season. He then worked for the Regina Pats from the Western Hockey League until 1982 . During this time he was selected in the first round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft as the tenth overall player by the Vancouver Canucks . After Butcher initially continued to play in the 1981-82 season for the Pats, he was also his debut in the National Hockey League for Vancouver, for which he played for ten years before he March 5, 1991 at the St. Louis Blues transferred for which he was on the ice for three years until he was given to the Québec Nordiques in January 1994 . At the end of the season, however, these butchers let go again and gave him to the Toronto Maple Leafs , with whom he ended his career after the 1994/95 season.
International
With the Canadian national team , Garth Butcher won the gold medal at the Junior World Championship in 1982 . He also took part in the A-World Championship in 1992 .
Achievements and Awards
- 1981 WHL First All-Star Team
- 1982 WHL First All-Star Team
- 1982 gold medal at the Junior World Championship
- 1993 NHL All-Star Game
NHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Regular season | 14th | 897 | 48 | 158 | 206 | 2302 |
| Playoffs | 8th | 50 | 6th | 5 | 11 | 122 |
Web links
- Garth Butcher at hockeydb.com (English)
- Garth Butcher at legendsofhockey.net (English)
Al Arbor (1967-1970) | Gordon Berenson (1970-1971) | Al Arbor (1971) | Jim Roberts (1971) | Barclay Plager (1971–1976) | Gordon Berenson (1976) | Garry Unger (1976-1977) | Red Berenson (1977–1978) | Barry Gibbs (1978-1979) | Brian Sutter (1979-1988) | Bernie Federko (1988–1989) | Rick Meagher (1989–1990) | Scott Stevens (1990-1991) | Garth Butcher (1991-1992) | Brett Hull (1992-1995) | Shayne Corson (1995-1996) | Wayne Gretzky (1996) | not awarded (1996–1997) | Chris Pronger (1997-2002) | Al MacInnis (2002-2004) | Dallas Drake (2005-2007) | not awarded (2007–2008) | Eric Brewer (2008-2011) | David Backes (2011-2016) | Alex Pietrangelo (since 2016)
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| SURNAME | Butcher, Garth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Regina , Saskatchewan |