DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Will Butcher
Born January 6, 1995 · Sun Prairie, USA
Draft 2013 · COL round 5 #123
37
GP
2
G
6
A
8
PTS
Career
16G 98A 114P
Fringe
Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Points per game vs. elite D ceiling
Assists per game vs. elite D
Average ice time per game
Power play points per game
Skating speed and stamina
Shots on goal per game
Season projections
37 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. Goals
4
at 82 GP
Proj. Assists
13
at 82 GP
Proj. Points
18
at 82 GP
Proj. Shots
78
at 82 GP
Proj. PPG
0
at 82 GP
Proj. PPP
4
at 82 GP
Points/Game
0.22
current rate
Goals/Game
0.05
current rate
TOI/Game
—
avg ice time
Shooting %
5.7%
current season
Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)
0.50
2023–24
0.38
2023–24
0.20
2024–25
0.34
2024–25
0.34
2025–26
Recent games
GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.47
Click date for box score · opponent for team
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-14 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2022-04-05 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-30 | WPG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 2022-03-28 | CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.83 |
| 2022-03-27 | NYR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
Bottom-six contributor
Source: NHL API (volume only)
Sample: 37 GP · confidence 45%
Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.
- Goal-scoring index0.05 · 9 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
- Playmaking index0.16 · 22 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
- Point-production index0.22 · 17 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.
Career totals (regular season)
- Games
- 275
- Goals
- 16
- Assists
- 98
- Points
- 114
- +/-
- -37
- PIM
- 34
- Shots
- 330
Career totals (playoffs)
- Games
- 5
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 3
- Points
- 4
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- Shots
- 7
Season history
NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Cleveland Monsters | 62 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -18 |
| 2024–25 | Barys Astana | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -7 |
| 2024–25 | EHC München | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023–24 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Iowa Wild | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 |
| 2022–23 | Texas Stars | 65 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 11 |
| 2021–22 | Buffalo Sabres | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -10 |
| 2020–21 | New Jersey Devils | 23 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -3 |
| 2019–20 | New Jersey Devils | 56 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -8 |
| 2018–19 | New Jersey Devils | 78 | 4 | 26 | 30 | -17 |
| 2017–18 | New Jersey Devils | 81 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | USA | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Univ. of Denver | 43 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 27 |
| 2015–16 | Univ. of Denver | 39 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 19 |
| 2014–15 | U. of Denver | 38 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |
| 2014–15 | USA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | U. of Denver | 38 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| 2013–14 | USA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | USNTDP | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| 2012–13 | USNTDP | 41 | 8 | 16 | 24 | |
| 2012–13 | USA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | USNTDP | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 |
| 2011–12 | USNTDP | 17 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |
| 2011–12 | USNTDP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Madison | 34 | 10 | 20 | 30 | |
| 2010–11 | Dubuque | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Madison Capitols 16U | 38 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 0 |