Will Butcher

Minnesota Wild, Defensemen
Age: 31y-2m-17d (Jan 06, 1995)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Denver
Drafted: Undrafted, NJD, 2017
INACTIVE

2023-2023 Free Agent

Will Butcher signed a 1 year, $775,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, including $775,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $775,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2023-24 29 - - $775,000 $775,000
2023-24 29 - - $775,000 $1,550,000
2024-25 30
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cap Hit Cap % League
2023-24 29 $775,000 - -
2023-24 29 $775,000 - -
2024-25 30
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023-24 29 $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 - $775,000 $775,000
2023-24 29 $775,000 $775,000 $1,550,000 - $775,000 $775,000
Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2019-2021

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $11,200,000
Average Salary:
$3,733,333
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2017-2018 Rookie

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $7,550,000
Average Salary:
$3,775,000
Signing Bonus:
$185,000
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
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Seasons

5 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$14,600,000

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 23
Active
$925,000
$925,000
2018 24
Active
$925,000
$1,850,000
2019 25
Active
$3,500,000
$5,350,000
2020 26
Active
$3,600,000
$8,950,000
2021 27
Active
$4,100,000
$13,050,000
2023 29
Injured
Injured
$775,000
$775,000
$13,825,000
$14,600,000
Total
$14,600,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $8,765,000 $185,000 - $8,950,000
1 $4,100,000 - - $4,100,000
1 $1,550,000 - - $1,550,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
23
$832,500
$92,500
$925,000
$925,000
2018
24
$832,500
$92,500
$925,000
$1,850,000
2019
25
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
$5,350,000
2020
26
$3,600,000
$3,600,000
$8,950,000
2021
27
$4,100,000
$4,100,000
$13,050,000
2023
29
$775,000
$775,000
$775,000
$775,000
$13,825,000
$14,600,000
Total
$14,415,000
$185,000
$14,600,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $8,765,000 $185,000 - $8,950,000
1 $4,100,000 - - $4,100,000
1 $1,550,000 - - $1,550,000

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2023-24 PIT Oct 10, 2023 - TBD 0 Undisclosed
2021-22 BUF Feb 01, 2022 - Mar 20, 2022 0 Leg
2019-20 NJD Oct 19, 2019 - Oct 25, 2019 0 Upper Body
  • Jan 25, 2024 Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Pittsburgh (PIT) for Maxim Cajkovic
  • Jul 03, 2023 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Jul 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Dallas (DAL)
  • Jul 28, 2021 Traded to Buffalo (BUF) from New Jersey (NJD) with 2022 5th round pick for future considerations
  • Jul 31, 2019 Signed a 3 year $11.2 million contract with New Jersey (NJD)
  • Aug 27, 2017 Signed a 2 year $7.55 million contract with New Jersey (NJD)
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM
2021 BUF 37 2 607 6 8 -10 35 .057 0 2 0 0 32 11
2020 NJ 23 1 437 10 11 -4 37 .027 0 2 0 0 28 7 2
2019 NJ 56 4 1,003 17 21 -8 62 .065 0 1 0 0 75 31 6
2018 NJ 78 4 1,503 26 30 -17 108 .037 1 14 0 0 74 38 18
2017 NJ 81 5 1,301 39 44 1 88 .057 3 20 0 0 62 21 8
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