Cole Hutson
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2006)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name = Cole Hutson
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| caption = Hutson in 2025
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|6|28}}
| birth_place = North Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 165
| position = Defense
| shoots = Left
| league = NCAA
| team = Boston University
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| draft = 43rd overall
| draft_year = 2024
| draft_team = Washington Capitals
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Cole Hutson (born June 28, 2006) is an American college ice hockey defenseman for Boston University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was selected in the second round, 43rd overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
=Junior=
In the 2022–23 season, Hutson set the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) record for single-season points by a defenseman with 68 points in 61 games.{{cite web |last1=Wheeler |first1=Scott |title=Are teams going to make the same mistake twice with Cole Hutson? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5410792/2024/05/01/cole-hutson-2024-nhl-draft/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=June 21, 2024 |date=May 1, 2024}} The following season, he totaled 15 goals and 51 points in 51 games, finishing his NTDP career as the all-time leader in program points by a defenseman, with his 119 points eclipsing the previous record of 111 set by J. D. Forrest over three seasons from 1997 to 2000.
=College=
During the 2024–25 season, in his rookie year, he recorded 14 goals and 33 assists in 38 games. He led all rookies in points (46) and assists (32), and led all NCAA rookies and defensemen in points per game (1.24). Following the season he was named to the First Team All-Hockey East and Hockey East All-Rookie teams, the Hockey East Rookie of the Year, the Tim Taylor Award winner, and an AHCA East First Team All-American.{{cite web |url=https://goterriers.com/news/2025/4/11/mens-ice-hockey-hutson-named-national-rookie-of-the-year-first-team-all-american.aspx |title=Hutson Named National Rookie of the Year, First Team All-American |website=goterriers.com |date=April 11, 2025 |access-date=April 11, 2025}}
International play
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{{MedalSport|Men's ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2025 Canada|}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Switzerland|}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Finland|}}
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Hutston represented the United States at the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge where he recorded nine assists in seven games and won a gold medal.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/hagens-and-eiserman-dazzle-as-unbeaten-usa-powers-to-world-u-17-gold |title=Hagens And Eiserman Dazzle As Unbeaten USA Powers To World U-17 Gold |publisher=The Hockey News |first=Carol |last=Schram |date=November 13, 2022 |access-date=June 21, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/1247385 |title=U17s Take First Place After 11-3 Win in Championship Game Against Canada Red |website=usahockeyntdp.com |date=November 13, 2022 |access-date=June 21, 2024}}
Hutson represented the United States at the 2023 World U18 Championships, leading all defensemen with 12 points. He and the United States team dominated the event, going undefeated en route to a gold medal, with a final goal differential of +41.{{cite web |last1=Aykroyd |first1=Lucas |title=2024 WM18: Group A Preview |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm18/news/60036/2024_wm18_group_a_preview |website=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=June 21, 2024 |date=April 23, 2024}} He again represented the United States at the 2024 World U18 Championships, where he recorded four goals and nine assists in seven games and won a silver medal. He subsequently won the IIHF directorate award for best defenseman, despite nearly missing the tournament due to a sprained ankle that he had not fully recovered from.{{cite web |last1=Kimelman |first1=Adam |title=Hutson brings balanced defensive game to 2024 NHL Draft |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/cole-hutson-brings-balanced-defensive-game-to-2024-nhl-draft |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=June 20, 2024 |date=June 20, 2024}}
Hutson represented the United States at the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he became the first defenseman to lead the tournament in points with 3 goals and 8 assists in 7 games, a national team record for most points by a defenseman at the World Juniors, on his way to winning the gold medal.{{cite web |url=https://goterriers.com/news/2025/1/5/mens-ice-hockey-eiserman-hutson-svoboda-win-gold-at-world-junior-championship.aspx |title=Eiserman, Hutson, Svoboda Win Gold at World Junior Championship |website=goterriers.com |date=January 5, 2025 |access-date=January 5, 2025}}
Personal life
Hutson has three brothers, Quinn, Lane, and Lars. The former two also played college ice hockey at Boston University.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhlpa.com/news/1-22781/amid-family-success-hutson-brothers-remain-each-others-biggest-fans |title=Amid family success, Hutson brothers remain each other’s biggest fans |website=nhlpa.com |first=Chris |last=Lomon |date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=April 14, 2025}} Quinn is a right wing for the Edmonton Oilers, and Lane is a defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).{{cite web |last1=Ferrari |first1=Tony |title=2024 NHL Draft Notebook: Cole Eiserman, Cole Hutson and Teddy Stiga |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/2024-nhl-draft-notebook-cole-eiserman-cole-hutson-and-teddy-stiga |website=The Hockey News |access-date=June 21, 2024 |date=November 22, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Dixon |first1=Ryan |title=Why American defenceman Cole Hutson could be a first-round draft steal |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/why-american-defenceman-cole-hutson-could-be-a-first-round-draft-steal/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=June 21, 2024 |date=June 17, 2024}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2022–23
| U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 32 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 52
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| 2023–24 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14
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| 2024–25
| HE | 39 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 64
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! colspan="3"|USHL totals ! 51 !! 7 !! 30 !! 37 !! 66 ! — | — | — | — | — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2022
| United States | U17 | {{gold1}} | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
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| 2023 | U18 | {{gold1}} | 7 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| 2024
| United States | U18 | {{silver2}} | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
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| 2025 | WJC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||||
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! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 28 !! 8 !! 37 !! 45 !! 20 |
Awards and honors
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:American sportspeople of Canadian descent
Category:Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey players from Illinois
Category:Ice hockey people from Lake County, Illinois
Category:USA Hockey National Team Development Program players