San Antonio Rampage captain Chris Butler formally introduced his retirement from skilled hockey on Wednesday.Butler, 32, served as captain of the Rampage every of the previous two seasons, and of the Chicago Wolves in 2016-17. The St. Louis, Mo., native skated in 407 Nationwide Hockey League video games and 271 American Hockey League contests over 11 skilled seasons, and was a member of the St. Louis Blues’ Stanley Cup championship workforce in 2018-19.“We wish to congratulate Chris on a powerful profession,” mentioned Rampage head coach Drew Bannister. “Chris was a wonderful participant, and it was a pleasure for myself and our teaching workers to have him with us this season because the chief of our workforce. We want him and his household the very best of their future endeavors.”Initially a fourth-round decide of by the Buffalo Sabres within the 2005 NHL Draft, Butler performed for the Sabres, Calgary Flames and Blues throughout his NHL profession, and skated in San Antonio, Chicago and Portland within the AHL.Internationally, Butler represented the USA on the IIHF World Championships in 2012 and 2013, successful a bronze medal in 2013.After an 11-year professional profession, Chris Butler is hanging up his skates. https://t.co/XOqKYOhoVv pic.twitter.com/rqAW4ygEh0— St. Louis Blues 🏆 (@StLouisBlues) July three, 2019