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Will Butcher Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1995-01-06 Country: USA
Signed Professionally
EHC München · DEL

Set Commitment

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 0.6368 0.7205 2.9967 3.3906
2011-12 — NTDP-U18 56 8 25 33 0.589 0.4687 0.4741 2.2070 2.2325
2012-13 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP-U18 67 11 26 37 0.552 0.4392 0.4213 2.0681 1.9839
2024-25 Barys Astana KHL 15 0 3 3 0.200 — — — —
■ 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
0.42
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.42
2013-14 · Denver
0.8% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#1009
Defenseman overall
#293
Defenseman born in 1995

D1 Comparables

Clark Kuster
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ St. Cloud State
0.31 No data
NCAAe PPG
Ruslan Pedan
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Bemidji State (0.34 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Luke Voltin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Nuttle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.67 PPG
→ Cornell
0.44 No data
NCAAe PPG
Michael Kapla
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.49 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.41 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Logan DiScanio
New England · 2017-18
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brycon Johnson
Bryn Athyn · 2014-15
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Justin Fox
Salem State · 2005-06
1.429 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.