WILL BUTCHER
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Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
2024-25
2024-07-25 Signed with the Barys Astana of the KHL.
2023-24
2024-01-25 Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Minnesota Wild acquired defenseman Will Butcher from the Pittsburgh Penguins for winger Maxim Cajkovic.
2023-11-29 Assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
2023-11-28 Placed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2023-11-28 Missed 20 games (undisclosed).
2023-10-09 Undisclosed, injured reserve.
2023-07-03 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a one-year two-way contract.
2022-23
2022-10-10 Assigned to the Texas Stars (AHL).
2022-10-09 Placed on waivers by the Dallas Stars.
2022-07-22 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Dallas Stars to a one-year two-way contract.
2021-22
2022-03-20 Missed 19 games (lower body injury).
2022-02-01 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
2022-01-30 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2022-01-29 Missed 2 games (upper body injury).
2022-01-22 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2021-12-27 Missed 1 game (illness).
2021-12-17 Illness, day-to-day.
2021-11-12 Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
2021-11-08 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2021-07-28 Acquired from the New Jersey Devils The Buffalo Sabres acquired defenseman Will Butcher and a fifth-round draft pick in 2022 from the New Jersey Devils for future considerations.
2020-21
2021-03-16 Missed 3 games (covid-19).
2021-03-11 COVID-19, day-to-day.
2019-20
2020-07-26 Missed the last 10 regular season games (right thumb surgery).
2020-03-06 Right thumb surgery, remainder of the regular season.
2020-02-20 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2019-12-31 Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
2019-12-28 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2019-10-29 Missed 2 games (upper body injury).
2019-10-19 Upper body injury, injured reserve.
2019-07-31 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the New Jersey Devils to a three-year contract.
2018-19
2019-06-25 New Jersey Devils tendered a qualifying offer.
2019-03-25 Missed 2 games (illness).
2019-03-21 Illness, day-to-day.
2019-02-27 Missed 1 game (lower body injury).
2019-02-25 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2017-18
2017-08-27 Signed as a free agent by the New Jersey Devils to a two-year contract.
2017-08-15 Unsigned 2013 draft pick, now an unrestricted free agent.
2012-13
2013-06-30 Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 5th round (123rd overall) in 2013.