There has been some doubt about whether the Colorado Avalanche will offer a contract to defenseman Will Butcher. His NCAA career is over after this season with the Denver University Pioneers.
The Colorado Avalanche selected defenseman Will Butcher 123rd overall in the 2013 draft. The Avalanche and Butcher have until August 15, 2017, to reach a contractual agreement. After that, Will becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Discrepancy About Contractual Reporting
Last summer Denver Post writer Mike Chambers wrote an article titled “Despite being shunned by the Avalanche, Will Butcher hopes to attend the team’s prospects camp.