Will Butcher

Age 28 Jan 6, 1995

Sun Prairie USA

Defense shoots left

5'10" 178 cm

190 lbs 86 kg

ELC Signing Age 22

Waivers Signing Age 22

UFA Year 2022

Agent Brian Bartlett

Draft Year 2013
Drafted Overall 123
Draft Round 5
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $775,000
0.9% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 1 of 1 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 29 yrs old
Career Earnings: $14,575,000

Transaction History

Sep 21, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Will Butcher \| Butcher is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
Jul 3, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Will Butcher \| Butcher signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, per PuckPedia.
Jul 22, 2022	Dallas Stars \| Will Butcher \| Butcher signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars on Friday.
Mar 28, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher logged an assist in Monday's 6-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Mar 20, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (lower body) was activated from injured reserve and will play Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Mar 1, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (lower body) was labeled a day-to-day decision Tuesday.
Feb 2, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday.
Feb 1, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (lower body) has traveled back to Buffalo to undergo further evaluation by team doctors, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Jan 30, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (lower body) will not play against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.
Jan 29, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (lower body) won't return to Saturday's game versus the Arizona Coyotes.
Jan 29, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (upper body) is expected to play Saturday versus the Arizona Coyotes, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Jan 25, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (upper body) is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Ottawa Senators.
Jan 22, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (upper body) won't play Saturday versus Philadelphia.
Jan 20, 2022	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Dallas Stars.
Dec 29, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (illness) was on the ice for Wednesday's game-day skate and figures to suit up versus the New Jersey Devils, John Vogl of The Athletic reports.
Dec 17, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher will not play Friday at Pittsburgh, as he is dealing with a non COVID-19-related illness, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Dec 11, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher scored a goal in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals.
Nov 12, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (undisclosed) is expected to play Friday against visiting Edmonton.
Nov 10, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher -- who was sidelined against the Washington Capitals on Monday with an undisclosed injury -- took part in Wednesday's practice session, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Jul 28, 2021	TRADE ANALYSIS The Buffalo Sabres acquired Will Butcher and 2022 fifth round pick from the New Jersey Devils for future considerations (0) Leave a Comment
Jul 28, 2021	Buffalo Sabres \| Will Butcher \| Butcher and a 2022 fifth-round pick were traded by the New Jersey Devils to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for future considerations Wednesday.
Apr 29, 2021	New Jersey Devils \| Will Butcher \| Butcher dished out two assists -- one on the power play -- in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Apr 24, 2021	New Jersey Devils \| Will Butcher \| Butcher registered a secondary assist in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Apr 20, 2021	New Jersey Devils \| Will Butcher \| Butcher dished out three assists -- one on the power play -- in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Mar 16, 2021	New Jersey Devils \| Will Butcher \| According to Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site, Butcher returned to practice Tuesday, indicating he's cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols.
Mar 11, 2021	New Jersey Devils \| Will Butcher \| Butcher was placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol Thursday, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports.
Feb 17, 2021	New Jersey Devils \| Will Butcher \| Butcher lit the lamp in his season debut Tuesday, helping the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers.
Jan 19, 2021	New Jersey Devils \| Will Butcher \| Butcher has been a healthy scratch for the first three games of the season.
Jan 8, 2021	New Jersey Devils \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (thumb) was back on the ice for Friday's intrasquad scrimmage, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Jan 7, 2021	New Jersey Devils \| Will Butcher \| Butcher (thumb) was not on the ice for Thursday's training camp session, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.
Oct 25, 2019	New Jersey Devils \| Activated D Will Butcher from injured reserve.
Oct 19, 2019	New Jersey Devils \| Placed D Will Butcher on IR.
Jul 31, 2019	New Jersey Devils \| Re-signed D Will Butcher to a three-year, $11.19 million contract.
Aug 27, 2017	New Jersey Devils \| Signed D Will Butcher to a two-year, entry-level contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Will Butcher	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2009-2010	Madison Capitols 16U AAA	T1EHL 16U	38	12	21	33	19
	2010-2011	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	2	0	2	2	0
	2010-2011	Madison Capitols 18U AAA	T1EHL 18U	34	10	20	30	2
	2011-2012	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	46	8	23	31	8
	2011-2012	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	31	2	8	10	4
	2011-2012	USA U17	WHC-17	6	1	7	8	2
	2011-2012	USA U18	WJC-18	6	0	0	0	2
	2011-2012	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	10	0	2	2	2
	2011-2012	USA U17 (all)	International-Jr	9	2	11	13	2
Draft Yr	2012-2013	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	26	3	10	13	2
Draft Yr	2012-2013	USA U18	WJC-18	7	2	2	4	2
Draft Yr	2012-2013	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP	67	11	26	37	8
	2013-2014	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	38	8	8	16	8
	2013-2014	USA U20	WJC-20	5	2	3	5	2
	2014-2015	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	38	4	14	18	8
	2014-2015	USA U20	WJC-20	5	0	1	1	0
	2015-2016	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	39	9	23	32	19
	2016-2017	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	43	7	30	37	18
	2017-2018	New Jersey Devils	NHL	81	5	39	44	8	1,060	54.44	57.15	7.71	52.98	5.78	0.06	1.13	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	0
	2017-2018	USA	WC	10	1	2	3	0
	2018-2019	New Jersey Devils	NHL	78	4	26	30	18	1,223	47.71	52.14	3.24	49.87	4.10	0.15	0.69
	2019-2020	New Jersey Devils	NHL	56	4	17	21	6	867	44.00	48.30	2.50	45.80	-0.20	0.21	1.18
	2020-2021	New Jersey Devils	NHL	23	1	10	11	2	383	40.70	45.50	-3.10	46.30	-3.50	0.16	0.94
	2021-2022	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	37	2	6	8	0	565	45.00	46.90	0.30	49.10	1.50	0.21	0.64
	2022-2023	Texas Stars	AHL	65	6	37	43	16									Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date July 3, 2023
Signing Status UFA
Agent Brian Bartlett

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Standard Contract | 1 Years $775,000 0.93% of cap space

	2023-2024
Cap Hit	$775,000	UFA
AAV	$775,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$775,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$775,000
Minors Salary	$425,000
Clauses
UFA Year
	Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 22, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Brian Bartlett

Standard Contract | 1 Years $750,000 0.91% of cap space

	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$750,000	UFA
AAV	$750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$750,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$750,000
Minors Salary	$300,000
Clauses
UFA Year
325K Guaranteed

Signing Team

Signing Date July 31, 2019
Signing Status RFA
Agent Brian Bartlett

Standard Contract | 3 Years $11,199,999 4.58% of cap space

	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$3,733,333	$3,733,333	$3,733,333	UFA
AAV	$3,733,333	$3,733,333	$3,733,333
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,500,000	$3,600,000	$4,100,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,500,000	$3,600,000	$4,100,000
Minors Salary	$3,500,000	$3,600,000	$4,100,000
Clauses
UFA Year
* Retained 24.3902% of contract was retained by New Jersey Devils in trade to Buffalo Sabres

Signing Team

Signing Date August 27, 2017
Agent Brian Bartlett

Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,850,000 1.23% of cap space

	2017-2018	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$925,000	$925,000	RFA
AAV	$3,775,000	$3,775,000
Performance Bonuses	$2,850,000	$2,850,000
Base Salary	$832,500	$832,500
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500
Total Salary	$925,000	$925,000
Minors Salary	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
UFA Year