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2025-26 Ice Hockey Roster

Tom Wolf
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73 FJ Buteau

  • Position Defenseman
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 210
  • Custom1 L
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Montreal, Quebec
  • Prev School Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
  • Instagram fj_buteau

Biography

AWARDS
AHA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM (2025-26)
AHA DEFENSEMAN OF THE MONTH (JAN. 2026)

CAREER HIGHS
GOALS: 1 - (5x), Last: vs Robert Morris (2/21/26)
ASSISTS:
2, vs Mercyhurst (11/21/25)           
POINTS:
2 - (3x), Last: at Mercyhurst (1/24/26)

2025-26 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• AHA All-Rookie Team selection
• Skated in 31 games
• Led Canisius defenseman in scoring with 17 points on five goals and 12 assists
• Made collegiate debut versus LIU (Oct. 11)
• Recorded first collegiate point with an assist vs Colgate (Oct. 17)
• Registered an assist in series finale against the Raiders (Oct. 18)
• Dished out two assists in 4-3 victory versus Mercyhurst (Nov. 21)
• Scored first collegiate goal in 5-1 win in the series finale against the Lakers (Nov. 22)
• Tallied opening goal in 4-2 triumph versus RIT (Dec. 6)
• Named AHA Defenseman of the Month for January after posting seven points (2g-5a) in seven games played
• Recorded an assist in series opener against RIT (Jan. 16)
• Finished with a goal and an assist in weekend finale against the Tigers (Jan. 17)
• Posted an assist in 4-3 victory against Mercyhurst (Jan. 23)
• Scored game-winning goal and added an assist in 5-0 shutout of Lakers in series finale (Jan. 24)
• Capped January with an assist in 4-3 overtime victory at Niagara (Jan. 31)
• Dished out an assist in series finale at Robert Morris (Feb. 7)
• Notched an assist in 5-3 victory over Holy Cross in series finale (Feb. 14)
• Scored a goal in 7-0 shutout victory against Robert Morris (Feb. 21)
• Tallied an assist in series opener against Niagara (Feb. 27)

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played five seasons in the QMJHL, splitting time between the Cape Breton Eagles, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan (2020-25)
• Served as an alternate captain in his lone season with the Titan in 2024-25
• Notched 15 points (4g, 11a) in 56 regular-season games with Acadie-Bathurst and added three points (2g, 1a) in five postseason contests
• Spent parts of two seasons with Rouyn-Noranda, registering 19 goals, 21 assists and 40 points in 94 regular-season games (2022-24)
• Pitched in three points (1g, 2a) in 18 postseason contests with the Huskies
• Played parts of three seasons with the Cape Breton Eagles, recording eight goals and 15 assists in 115 games with the franchise
• Drafted in the fifth round (83rd overall) by the Eagles in the 2020 QMJHL Entry Draft 

 PERSONAL
• Son of Francis and Nancy Buteau
• Has one sister, Emylie
• Majoring in biology

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