| Dick Butler | |
| Position: | Right Wing |
| Played For: | Chicago Black Hawks |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 175 |
| Birth Date: | June 2, 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Delisle, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1946 |
| Career End: | 1954 |
John Richard Butler (June 2, 1926 — June 20, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing who played seven games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1947–48 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1946 to 1954, was spent in various minor leagues.
Butler was born in Delisle, Saskatchewan. He played junior hockey for the Trail Smoke Eaters and the Moose Jaw Canucks. In 1946, Butler became a professional with the Kansas City Pla-Mors. The following season, Butler played seven games with the Black Hawks. It was his only NHL experience. Butler would continue in minor and senior hockey until 1958.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1945–46 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SSJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 59 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 48 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 1947–48 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 49 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1947–58 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Tulsa Oilers | USHL | 57 | 42 | 41 | 83 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Tulsa Oilers | USHL | 70 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Tulsa Oilers | USHL | 61 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1951–52 | Calgary Stampeders | PCHL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Vernon Canadians | OSAHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USHL totals | 296 | 137 | 165 | 302 | 144 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 21 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||