Will Butcher

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Birth place: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 10" (178 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg)
Birth place: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 10" (178 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2012 | Team USA | U18 World Championship | Brno, Znojmo and Breclav, Czech Republic | |
| 18 | 2013 | Team USA | U18 World Championship | Sochi, Russia | |
| 22 | 2017 | University of Denver | NCAA Division I Champion | University of Denver defeated University of Minnesota Duluth 3‑2 in the championship game. | |
| 23 | 2018 | Team USA | World Championship | Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| NCAA Division I Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | BUF @ NYR | (4-5) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:48 | 12:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.687 | 0.000 | 4.687 | 4.687 | 0.000 | 4.687 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mar 28, 2022 | BUF @ CHI | (6-5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:09 | 15:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.960 | 0.000 | 3.960 | 3.960 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | WPG @ BUF | (3-2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | 14:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 4.128 | 4.128 | 0.000 | 4.128 | 4.128 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 5, 2022 | CAR @ BUF | (2-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:28 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 14, 2022 | STL @ BUF | (6-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 | 13:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2010‑11 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2011‑12 | Team USA - USNTDP | USHL | 16 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| 2011‑12 | Team USA U17 | | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Team USA U18 | | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Team USA - USNTDP | USHL | 17 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 | |
| 2012‑13 | Team USA U18 | | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013‑14 | University of Denver | NCAA | 18 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2013‑14 | Team USA Blue U20 | | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013‑14 | Team USA U20 | | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014‑15 | University of Denver | NCAA | 19 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2014‑15 | Team USA White U20 | | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014‑15 | Team USA U20 | | 19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015‑16 | University of Denver | NCAA | 20 | 39 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10.7 |
| 2016‑17 | University of Denver | NCAA | 21 | 43 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2017‑18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 22 | 81 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| 2017‑18 | Team USA | | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2018‑19 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 23 | 78 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 18 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 2019‑20 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 24 | 56 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2020‑21 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 25 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2021‑22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 26 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2022‑23 | Texas Stars | AHL | 27 | 65 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2023‑24 | Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins | AHL | 28 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 |
| 2023‑24 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 28 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 2024‑25 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 29 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024‑25 | EHC München | DEL | 29 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2025‑26 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| NHL Totals | 275 | 16 | 98 | 114 | 34 | -37 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4.8 | |||
| NCAA Totals | 158 | 28 | 75 | 103 | 53 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 8.3 | |||
| AHL Totals | 108 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 | |||
| USHL Totals | 59 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | ||||
| DEL Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |||
| KHL Totals | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017‑18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2022‑23 | Texas Stars | AHL | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024‑25 | EHC München | DEL | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | |||
| DEL Totals | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | |||||||
| AHL Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - U18 World Championship 2012 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team USA - U18 World Championship 2013 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Team USA - U20 World Championship 2014 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Team USA - U20 World Championship 2015 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team USA - World Championship 2018 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11.8 | |
| World Championship Totals | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA U17 - U18 4‑Nations 2012 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Team USA - U18 4‑Nations 2012 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA - U18 5‑Nations 2013 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team USA Blue - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2013 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2013 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2013 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team USA White - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2014 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2014 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U20 Men Totals | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U18 Men Totals | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |