Will Butcher

#4
age30
posD
shotl
h5'10"
w190lbs

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Term
1 Year
Expiry Status
UFA 2024 age 29

Will Butcher is an Unrestricted Free Agent. His last contract was 1 year, $775,000 with a cap hit of $775,000 per season . It expired at the end of the 2023-24 season.

Profile

Avalanche logo.
Draft Team
Round5
Pick123
Year2013
Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett
Birthdate Jan 6, 1995
Birthplace Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Nationality USA
UFA Year 2022
ELC Year 22
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $14,575,000

2024-25 Stats

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Career Stats By Contract

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Season Cap Hit League Team GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
2021-22
$3.73M
 NHL Buffalo Sabres 37 2 6 8 0 565 45.00 46.90 0.30 49.10 1.50 0.21 0.64
2020-21
$3.73M
 NHL New Jersey Devils 23 1 10 11 2 383 40.70 45.50 -3.10 46.30 -3.50 0.16 0.94
2019-20
$3.73M
 NHL New Jersey Devils 56 4 17 21 6 867 44.00 48.30 2.50 45.80 -0.20 0.21 1.18
2018-19
$925K
 NHL New Jersey Devils 78 4 26 30 18 1,223 47.71 52.14 3.24 49.87 4.10 0.15 0.69
2017-18
$925K
 NHL New Jersey Devils 81 5 39 44 8 1,060 54.44 57.15 7.71 52.98 5.78 0.06 1.13
Will Butcher Stats by Elite Prospects
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Signings & Trades

01/25
2024
Butcher, Will
Penguins logo.
Wild logo.
Cajkovic, Maxim
07/3
2023
Butcher, Will
1yr
$775,000
Cap Hit
07/22
2022
Butcher, Will
1yr
$750,000
Cap Hit
07/28
2021
Butcher, Will 2022 Round 5
Devils logo.
Sabres logo.
07/31
2019
Butcher, Will
3yrs
$3,733,333
Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

11/28
2023
Butcher, Will
Butcher (undisclosed) was placed on waivers Tuesday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
10/10
2023
Butcher, Will
Butcher (undisclosed) was on the ice for Tuesday's optional skate, Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
09/21
2023
Butcher, Will
Butcher is out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
03/28
2022
Butcher, Will
Butcher logged an assist in Monday's 6-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
03/20
2022
Butcher, Will
Butcher (lower body) was activated from injured reserve and will play Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
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Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K

Signed On Jul 3 2023
Signing Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett
Signed By
Penguins logo.
% Cap Contract Start 0.93%
Signing Status UFAage 28
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
2024
Cap Hit $775,000$775K UFAage 29
AAV $775,000$775K
Base $775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $775,000$775K
Minors Salary
$425,000$425K
Clauses
UFA Year
2022-2023 Standard Contract
1yr
value$750,000$750K
cap hit$750,000$750K

Signed On Jul 22 2022
Signing Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett
Signed By
Stars logo.
% Cap Contract Start 0.91%
Signing Status UFAage 27
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
2023
Cap Hit $750,000$750K UFAage 28
AAV $750,000$750K
Base $750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $750,000$750K
Minors Salary
$300,000$300K
Clauses
UFA Year
Notes
325K Guaranteed
2019-2022 Standard Contract
3yrs
value$11,199,999$11.20M
cap hit$3,733,333$3.73M

Signed On Jul 31 2019
Signing Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett
Signed By
Devils logo.
% Cap Contract Start 4.58%
Signing Status RFAage 24
Abbreviated $Amounts
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022
Cap Hit $3,733,333$3.73M $3,733,333$3.73M $3,733,333$3.73M UFAage 27
AAV $3,733,333$3.73M $3,733,333$3.73M $3,733,333$3.73M
Base $3,500,000$3.50M $3,600,000$3.60M $4,100,000$4.10M
Performance Bonuses - - -
Signing Bonuses - - -
Total Salary $3,500,000$3.50M $3,600,000$3.60M $4,100,000$4.10M
Minors Salary
$3,500,000$3.50M
$3,600,000$3.60M
$4,100,000$4.10M
Clauses
UFA Year
Notes
* Retained Salary Jul 28, 2021

24.39% of contract was retained by the New Jersey Devils in a trade to the Buffalo Sabres

Trade Details
2017-2019 Entry Level Contract
2yrs
value$1,850,000$1.85M
cap hit$925,000$925K

Signed On Aug 27 2017
Signing Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett
Signed By
Devils logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.23%
Signing Status age 22
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2017-18
2018-19
2019
Cap Hit $925,000$925K $925,000$925K RFAage 24
AAV $3,775,000$3.78M $3,775,000$3.78M
Base $832,500$833K $832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses $2,850,000$2.85M $2,850,000$2.85M
Signing Bonuses $92,500$93K $92,500$93K
Total Salary $925,000$925K $925,000$925K
Minors Salary
$70,000$70K
$70,000$70K
Clauses
UFA Year
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