Let’s get it out of the way right from the start. Lane Hutson is not a big man. Standing at 5’8” and weighing around 160 lbs as a defenceman, he will have many doubters right from the start. But then again, those doubts are hardly new to him. So far he has managed to conquer his challenges admirably, ultimately resulting in him being the 62nd overall selection in the 2022 NHL Draft.
This year, Hutson was one of the leading men on another impressive vintage of the US National Team Development Program, leading all blue-liners with 63 points — 53 of them assists — in 60 games.