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The Cleveland Monsters have signed defenseman Will Butcher to a one-year American Hockey League contract.
Butcher returns to the AHL after spending the 2024-25 season in Europe, including 15 games in the KHL and 32 games in Germany. The native of Sun Prairie, Wis., played 103 games in the AHL with Texas, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Iowa between 2022 and 2024, registering 12 goals and 47 assists for 59 points.
A fifth-round pick by Colorado in the 2013 NHL Draft, Butcher has played 275 NHL games with New Jersey and Buffalo, totaling 16 goals and 98 assists for 114 points.