Will Butcher Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1995-01-06 Country: USA

2013 · Round 4, Pick #123 ·

Colorado Avalanche

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NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory

Dashed = raw PPG · ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG · ■ Green = actual college PPG

Junior Seasons

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG	NCAAe-PPG	Age-Adj	D3e-PPG	Age-Adj
2010-11	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	2	0	2	2	1.000	0.5899	0.6674	3.0034	3.3982
2011-12	—	NTDP-U18	56	8	25	33	0.589	0.4380	0.4431	2.1989	2.2243
2012-13	U.S. National U18 Team	NTDP-U18	67	11	26	37	0.552	0.4105	0.3938	2.0605	1.9766
2024-25	Barys Astana	KHL	15	0	3	3	0.200	0.5000	0.4236	2.7557	2.3344

■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor) ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor) COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Seasons (Historical)

Season	School	Div	Conference	Year	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
2016-17	Denver	D1	NCHC	SR	43	7	30	37	0.861
2015-16	Denver	D1	NCHC	JR	39	9	23	32	0.821
2014-15	Denver	D1	NCHC	SO	38	4	14	18	0.474
2013-14	Denver	D1	NCHC	FR	38	8	8	16	0.421

Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year

Projected PPG

0.39

before college

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Actual FR PPG

0.42

2013-14 · Denver

+7.9% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

NCAA D1

NCAA D2/D3

95%

Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#1823

Defenseman overall

#400

Defenseman born in 1995

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Woodward

SUNY Oswego · 2002-03

1.226 Elite

actual D2/3 PPG

Donny Flynn

Wilkes · 2016-17

1.423 Elite

actual D2/3 PPG

Lucas Signoretti

Buffalo State · 2024-25

1.120 Elite

actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.