Butch Williams

Warren Milton "Butch" Williams (born September 11, 1952) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 108 games in the National Hockey League in 1974–76. He played for the California Golden Seals and St. Louis Blues and also represented the United States in the 1976 Canada Cup. Williams finished his major league career in 1977 with the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association and also played for Team USA at the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship.

He and his older brother Tom Williams were the first American brothers to play in the NHL.

From 2010 to 2013, for three seasons, Butch was the owner and general manager of the Duluth Clydesdales, a Junior A hockey club playing in the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970–71 Oshawa Generals OHA 53 5 21 26 43 — — — — — 1971–72 Oshawa Generals OHA 23 4 9 13 51 — — — — — 1971–72 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 24 9 9 18 50 6 0 1 1 41 1972–73 Clinton Comets EHL 54 22 42 64 129 — — — — — 1972–73 Denver Spurs WHL 13 2 5 7 15 5 1 2 3 2 1973–74 Denver Spurs WHL 35 13 11 24 86 — — — — — 1973–74 St. Louis Blues NHL 31 3 10 13 6 — — — — — 1974–75 Denver Spurs CHL 14 2 9 11 29 — — — — — 1974–75 California Golden Seals NHL 63 11 21 32 118 — — — — — 1975–76 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 60 31 46 77 171 5 2 3 5 24 1975–76 California Golden Seals NHL 14 0 4 4 7 — — — — — 1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 5 0 1 1 24 — — — — — 1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 29 3 10 13 16 — — — — — WHA totals 29 3 10 13 16 — — — — — NHL totals 108 14 35 49 131 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1976 United States CC 3 0 3 3 2 1977 United States WC 10 4 4 8 22 Senior totals 13 4 7 11 24