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Minnesota Wild Western Conference Central Division
 
Will Butcher • D
Status:In the minors
Ht/Wt:5'10", 190 lbs.
Born:Jan 6, 1995 (29 yrs) in Sun Prairie, WI
Experience:5 years
Drafted:Drafted by Colorado in 2013 (5/123).
Shoots:L
Movements & Injuries
2024
1/25/2024
2022
10/09/2022 Placed on waivers by the Dallas Stars.
7/22/2022 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Dallas Stars to a one-year two-way contract.
3/20/2022 Missed 19 games (lower body injury).
2/01/2022 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
1/30/2022 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
1/29/2022 Missed 2 games (upper body injury).
1/22/2022 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2021
12/27/2021 Missed 1 game (illness).
12/17/2021 Illness, day-to-day.
11/12/2021 Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
11/08/2021 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
7/28/2021 Acquired from the New Jersey Devils
3/16/2021 Missed 3 games (covid-19).
3/11/2021 COVID-19, day-to-day.
2020
7/26/2020 Missed the last 10 regular season games (right thumb surgery).
3/06/2020 Right thumb surgery, remainder of the regular season.
2/20/2020 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2019
12/31/2019 Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
12/28/2019 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
10/29/2019 Missed 2 games (upper body injury).
10/19/2019 Upper body injury, injured reserve.
7/31/2019 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the New Jersey Devils to a three-year contract.
6/25/2019 New Jersey Devils tendered a qualifying offer.
3/25/2019 Missed 2 games (illness).
3/21/2019 Illness, day-to-day.
2/27/2019 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
2/25/2019 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2017
8/27/2017 Signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils to a two-year entry-level contract.
8/15/2017 Unsigned 2013 draft pick, now an unrestricted free agent.
2013
6/30/2013 Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 5th round (123rd overall) in 2013.
Career Transactions
2021
7/28/2021 New Jersey Devils traded Will Butcher and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the Buffalo Sabres for future considerations.
2017
8/27/2017 Signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils.
2013
6/30/2013 Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 5th round (123rd overall) in 2013.
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