’Cat Nips:  After 98 games has 10 goals and 22 assists. Has earned three letters.  Played all but one game as a rookie. Was an assistant captain in 2008-09. Will wear the number 20 this season after wearing number 83 his first three seasons. Shoots left.

2008-09:  Appeared in only 14 games due to an injury, but lettered for the third time. Had two points on a goal and an assist against Michigan Tech (10/10) in the first game of the season. 

2007-08:  Appeared in 44 games for second letter. Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Michigan State to send the Wildcats to The Joe. Had eight goals and 15 assists for 23 points, which are all career highs. Scored first collegiate goal against Western Michigan (11/10) at 4:56 of overtime. Had a three-game point streak during the season for a career high, 0-3-3 from 11/17-24/07, 2-2-4 from 1/19-2/2/08 and 2-2-4 from 3/15-21/08. Had three multi-point games for the season. 

2006-07:  Skated in 40 games for first letter. Had four assists. Scored first collegiate point on Zach Tarkir’s goal at 2:54 of the second period against Wisconsin (10/7).

Before NMU:  Member of the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL for three seasons (2003-06). Played in 165 games with 72 goals and 111 assists for 183 points. Coastal Conference MVP for 2005-06.

Personal:  A fifth-round selection by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (138th overall). A 2005 graduate of Sardis Senior Secondary. Father, Garth, played in the NHL from 1982-96 for Vancouver, St. Louis and Toronto. Likes to play water polo. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Son of Tanya and Garth Butcher. Born on January 1, 1987.