Will Butcher

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Will BUTCHER
29y
Flag of USA
UFA
178cm
88kg
Player Bio:
Position: Left Defense
Hand: L
Date of Birth: Jan. 6, 1995
Place of Birth: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA
Draft Year: 2013
Draft Round: 5
Drafted Overall: 123
Drafted By:
Current Team's Last 5 Games:
Oct. 19, 2024 A 3:1 -
Oct. 15, 2024 A 4:1 -
Oct. 13, 2024 A 1:2 OT -
Oct. 12, 2024 H 4:5 SO -
Oct. 10, 2024 H 3:2 -
Player Season Game Logs
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Season Stats

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Cap Hit Team GP Goals Assists Points +/- TOI GP Goals Assists Points +/- TOI
Jan. 25, 2024: Traded from BUF to MIN
2021-22 $2.823M 37 2 6 8 -10 16:29
July 28, 2021: Traded from NJD to BUF
2020-21 $3.733M 23 1 10 11 -3 19:01
2019-20 $3.733M 56 4 17 21 -8 17:55
2018-19 $0.925M 78 4 26 30 -17 19:16
2017-18 $0.925M 81 5 39 44 +1 16:03 5 1 3 4 0 18:08
2013: Drafted by COL

Contracts

Standard Contract
Will Butcher signed a 1 year, $775,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 3, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $775,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: July 3, 2023
Signed by: Kyle Dubas
Cap %: 0.93
Expiry status: UFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2023-24 $0.775M $0.775M - - $0.775M $0.775M $0.425M
Standard Contract
Will Butcher signed a 1 year, $750,000 contract with the Dallas Stars on July 22, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $750,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: July 22, 2022
Signed by: Jim Nill
Cap %: 0.91
Expiry status: UFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2022-23 $0.75M $0.75M - - $0.75M $0.75M $0.3M
Standard Contract
Will Butcher signed a 3 year, $11,200,000 contract with the New Jersey Devils on July 31, 2019. The contract has a cap hit of $3,733,333.
Signing team:
Signing date: July 31, 2019
Signed by: Ray Shero
Cap %: 4.58
Expiry status: UFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2019-20 $3.733M $3.733M - - $3.5M $3.5M $3.5M
2020-21 $3.733M $3.733M - - $3.6M $3.6M $3.6M
2021-22 $3.733M $3.733M - - $4.1M $4.1M $4.1M
Arbitration: This contract was signed following an arbitration filing
Entry-Level Contract
Will Butcher signed a 2 year, $7,550,000 contract with the New Jersey Devils on Aug. 27, 2017. The contract has a cap hit of $925,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: Aug. 27, 2017
Signed by: Ray Shero
Cap %: 1.16
Expiry status: RFA (Arb)
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2017-18 $0.925M $3.775M $2.85M $0.092M $0.833M $0.925M $0.07M
2018-19 $0.925M $3.775M $2.85M $0.092M $0.833M $0.925M $0.07M
Qualifying Offer: $0.874M

Trades

Jan. 25, 2024
acquire:
- D Will Butcher (AHL/JR)
acquire:
- Maxim Cajkovic (AHL/JR)

July 28, 2021
acquire:
- D Will Butcher $910,569 retained - 24.4%
- 2022 5th round pick (#134 - Vsevolod Komarov)
acquire:
- Future Considerations