2013 NHL Draft
Will Butcher in the 2013 NHL Draft
Colorado Avalanche selected Will Butcher 123rd overall in the 2013 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 5.
It was the fifth of the 7 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2013, 106 have played in the NHL regular season. His 275 games put him 49th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 123
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 2
- Drafting team
- COLColorado Avalanche
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 120–126 in the 2013 draft
- 120Ryan FitzgeraldCBOSBoston Bruins
- 121Tyler MotteC455 GP · 99 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 122Christopher ClappertonLFLAFlorida Panthers
- 123Will ButcherD275 GP · 114 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 124Kristers GudlevskisG3 GP · 1 WTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 125Saku MaenalanenR98 GP · 18 PNSHNashville Predators
- 126Brent PedersenLCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2013 class
123rd
of 211 players selected
34th
of 69 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Nathan MacKinnonC967 GP · 1169 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 2Aleksander BarkovC806 GP · 782 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 3Jonathan DrouinL671 GP · 398 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 4Seth JonesD928 GP · 492 PNSHNashville Predators
- 5Elias LindholmC986 GP · 666 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Sean MonahanC911 GP · 637 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 7Darnell NurseD815 GP · 326 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 8Rasmus RistolainenD824 GP · 319 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Bo HorvatC896 GP · 632 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Valeri NichushkinR642 GP · 365 PDALDallas Stars
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Will Butcher made his NHL debut on October 7, 2017, 4 years and 99 days after the draft.
275
Games
16
Goals
98
Assists
114
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Avalanche picks in the 2013 draft
- 1Nathan MacKinnonC967 GP · 1169 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 32Chris BigrasD46 GP · 4 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 63Spencer MartinG73 GP · 25 WCOLColorado Avalanche
- 93Mason GeertsenL30 GP · 0 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 123Will ButcherD275 GP · 114 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 153Ben StormDCOLColorado Avalanche
- 183Wilhelm WestlundDCOLColorado Avalanche