SINCE 12-14-96 UPDATED 8/4/98

POSITION - DEFENSE SHOOTS - LEFT HEIGHT - 6'5" WEIGHT - 201 BIRTH DATE - 3/22/76 BIRTHPLACE - ITZEHOE, WGER RESIDES - DRAFTED - 1994 CHOICE - 57 NUMBER - 22 STATUS - ON THE ROSTER (AS OF 8/4/98) COMPENSATION - $350,000.00 (as of 3/26/98) CAREER INFO: Drafted by Pittsburgh with the 57th overall pick int the 3rd round...picked up no points in his first 8 NHL games this past season...spent majority of his past two seasons in the IHL. PLAYING STYLE: An extremely big and rangy defenseman, Butenschon is not very physical for his size...he must become tougher in order to become an NHL-calibre defenseman...has little offensive talent, yet boasts a strong point shot...Butenschon needs to make the team this upcoming season because the playing time will only make him a better player. Copyright PPHQ ©1996,1997,1998