Warren Milton "Butch" Williams (born September 11, 1952 in Duluth, Minnesota) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 108 games in the National Hockey League in 1974–76. He is the younger brother of former NHL player Tommy Williams. 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 older brother Tom Williams were the first American brothers to play in the NHL.
Butch is now the general manager of the Duluth Clydesdales, a Tier II Junior A hockey club playing in the Superior International Junior Hockey League.
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