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Matt Butcher Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1987-01-01 Country: USA
2005 · Round 5, Pick #138  ·  Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
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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
2003-04 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL 48 7 18 25 0.521 0.2007 0.2218 0.7579 0.8374
2004-05 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL 60 27 30 57 0.950 0.3660 0.3873 1.3825 1.4630
2005-06 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL 57 38 63 101 1.772 0.6827 0.6882 2.5786 2.5996
■ 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
2009-10 Northern Michigan D1 CCHA SR 27 5 7 12 0.444
2008-09 Northern Michigan D1 CCHA JR 14 2 3 5 0.357
2007-08 Northern Michigan D1 CCHA SO 44 8 15 23 0.523
2006-07 Northern Michigan D1 CCHA FR 40 0 4 4 0.100
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.53
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.10
2006-07 · Northern Michigan
-81.1% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#7029
Forward overall
#259
Forward born in 1987
#101
in BCHL

D1 Comparables

Zach Stepan
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.39 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.60 D1 FR PPG)
0.81 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Peter Quenneville
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.11 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.80 D1 FR PPG)
0.65 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Toninato
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.09 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.43 D1 FR PPG)
0.64 Average
NCAAe PPG
Nathan Walker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Marian (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.54 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Frank Vatrano
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ UMass
0.58 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Sascha Figi
Fitchburg State · 2016-17
1.429 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Lucas Signoretti
Buffalo State · 2023-24
1.120 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Zach Dill
Salem State · 2021-22
1.111 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.